Encouraging entrepreneurship in our community!
Our expertise, your prosperity.
Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States - R Reagan
Welcome
This program was developed out of the idea that not every student is college-bound, for any variety of reasons, but that shouldn't stop them from believing they can be successful. We want to help put students in the driver's seat of their career path by introducing them to entrepreneurship.
one semester can change a life
Student Activities
YEP is a way for students to engage in entrepreneurship activities, explore potential career paths, and discover the tools needed to own and operate a successful business. This program will also give students an opportunity to learn skills and knowledge that are transferable anywhere: college, workforce or business ownership.
Example activities include:
- Field trips
- Business etiquette dinner
- Conducting interviews
- Recording elevator pitch videos/commercials
- Coordinating an entrepreneurship forum
- Minnow Tank: business plan competition
Community Involvement
YEP is a community-based program. We will work with your local chamber, department of economic development, schools, government officials, administrators, business owners and more to ensure students have access to local influencers and community leaders. We will look to these community leaders to partner with the program to enhance the overall experiential learning opportunities given to the students and deepen their level of confidence and familiarity with their own local area.
We also encourage parent participation.
Details
Additional Information
If your public or private high school or youth organization is interested in implementing this program, we encourage you to get in touch. The YEP is designed with the following goals in mind:
- No cost to the student or their family
- No transportation responsibilities for the student or their family
- Available to any and all high school students who are interested
- Adaptable to your school's goals and objectives
- Class time that feels more like recess than academic
