UTICA — Students at Stevenson and Henry Ford II high schools had the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship opportunities through SparkLab, an eight-week program designed to teach about creativity and business.

Through a partnership with SIGU Capital, of Royal Oak, and KMI Family Ventures, of Birmingham, SparkLab gives students hands-on experience in starting and building a business. This was a pilot program with Stevenson and Ford II, and SparkLab hopes to expand it, according to the district.

“One of the Spark Labs Founders is a Stevenson High School graduate and reached out to his former business teacher, Janet Gendelman, to help implement in UCS (Utica Community Schools),” UCS Public Relations coordinator Jennifer Kane said in an email.

Nate Guinane, SIGU Capital co-founder, explai

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