Virtual Enterprises (VE) International is an educational nonprofit that provide a year-long course in which students run a virtual firm. The hands-on, task-based curricula is designed to enable students to build in-demand career skills and competencies, experience authentic business experiences, develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and test drive potential careers. Our network's research team at RAND Corporation is conducting the first causal study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Virtual Enterprises.