The YEA! high school program is open to students in grades 9-12. Taught by an entrepreneurial-minded teacher, the class is designed to run on your school’s schedule over an academic year. This class is currently offered as a credit-bearing elective. Over the course of the year, students brainstorm business ideas, write business plans, pitch those plans to “investors” for funding, participate in trade shows, and actually launch their own REAL businesses or social movements. In addition, students file DBA paperwork, get an EIN number, open a bank account, work with professionals to create marketing materials and websites, and interact with the business community.

Business professionals visit the class on a regular basis. They act as mentors and guest speakers on topics ranging from taxes to social entrepreneurship, sales to insurance.

YEA! is a great way to involve your alumni, faculty, staff and the community in your school! It helps to build strong connections with the business community, and encourages creativity and flexibility in your school. It is an immediate deployment of entrepreneurship training.

The YEA! program package includes all of the resources necessary to successfully run YEA! at your school. This turnkey approach allows you to easily introduce, market, and teach your own successful entrepreneurship training program for young people.

For more information on how to launch YEA! at your school district, please contact us at 585-272-3535, or click here.

High Schools

Clyde Savannah High School
http://www.clydesavannah.org/

Dundee High School
http://www.dundeecs.org/

Geneva High School
http://www.genevacsd.org/

Penn Yan High School
http://www.pycsd.org/

Warsaw High School
http://www.warsaw.k12.ny.us/

Webster Schroeder High School &  Webster Thomas High School
http://www.websterschools.org/