YOUNG ENTREPRENUERS SUCCEED
(YES)
The YES (Young Entrepreneurs Succeed) Program was established to train young people from historically underserved and marginalized communities to become successful entrepreneurs. In doing so, we believe we can instill the mindset, skills, and values needed for the youth that participate in our program to become the next generation of business leaders that serve their community. The program is offered 100% free for students grades 7 to 12 from historically underserved communities.
Our Vision
We seek to instill in our youth the mission to help bring economic empowerment to oppressed communities. By doing so we envision in the near future economic empowerment within oppressed communities, driven by the well equipped youth that have gone through our program
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Our Core Values include:
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Transform the individual: Continually transform students into great presenters
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Talent development: Increase math competency and basic financial literacy
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Turn hope into reality: Create ways to help historically disenfranchised communities
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Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Develop An Entrepreneurial Mindset
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Our instructors are made up of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and educators that are passionate about developing the entrepreneurial mindset as well as economically empowering our youth.
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During the training, students will be introduced to basic entrepreneurship concepts. Students use a lean business model canvas to plan out a unique business idea and can earn prizes and recognition in a capstone pitch competition.
Economic Empowerment
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As a result students will learn to think like and entrepreneur, test an opportunity, build a business plan with a competitive edge case, create a marketing plan, learn basic business finance, and will learn to give a compelling presentation. Also during the program guest speakers who are successful entrepreneurs will be brought in to inspire the students. In addition, students will also field trips .
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