TEACHING
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO
Create
&
Operate
Their own BusinessES
2020 Class
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Over the course of the program, students will:
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Brainstorm business ideas
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Write a business plan
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Interact with business professionals
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Pitch their business plan to potential “investors” (think ABC’s “Shark Tank”!)
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Obtain funding
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Legally register their businesses
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Participate in a Trade Show
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Actually launch their own businesses or social movements
YEA!
Track Record:
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99% of academy graduates enroll in college
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19% of YEA! students start second businesses
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50% of YEA! students continue business for more than 1 year
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49% of YEA! students are female
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56% of YEA! students are under-represented minorities
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YEA! students have been awarded millions of dollars in scholarships as a result of their involvement in YEA!
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4,338 students have graduated from YEA! and have launched over 3,000 businesses
The Union County
Chamber of Commerce
227 E. Fifth St.
Marysville, Ohio 43040