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Youth Entrepreneurs expands in Michigan from 10 schools to 29
DETROIT, MICH. – Educators in 29 schools across Michigan are now teaching students how to u...
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Educator and Student Summits Foster Transformations in Detroit
Youth Entrepreneurs exists to empower and mobilize educators so they are equipped to facilitate t...
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Painting Her Future Like a Savage
It all started in 2017 at Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri, when Lizbeth Gonzalez d...
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Detroit’s Youth Entrepreneurs, Teaching High School Student The Art of Entrepreneurship
Looking for an engaging elective course and alumni program that prepares students for success in ...
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Professional Development for Educators and Immersive Experiences for Students Yield High Dividends
Given the demands required of current students to succeed in the future workplace, the 21st centu...
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Win-Win in the Classroom
If you want to be the kind of educator students remember and cherish, you have to take the time t...
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Why my support is a moral obligation: A Partner's Story
For many of us, our mission to transform the lives of young people is personal. For Bruce Lee, it...
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Passion to Purpose: An Educator's Story
Josh Patterson isn’t a traditional educator. Two years ago, the Chaparral School District&r...
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A Summer to Remember: An Alumna's Story
When Victoria Xayaphet, a recent graduate from Truman High School in Independence, Missouri, arri...
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Insiders: The Alumni Helping Make the YE Summit a Reality
This summer, Youth Entrepreneurs is hosting the second annual YE Summit in Detroit, Michigan. The...
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The Guardian of YE Summit
From July 15-19, 300 Youth Entrepreneurs students will participate in the second annual YE Summit...
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The Big Idea 2019: Bigger Than Ever
On May 29, twenty Youth Entrepreneurs students from around the country flew into Detroit, Michiga...
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Enid Student Wins Grant at Entrepreneurship Expo U.S. Nationals Presented By Youth Entrepreneurs
DETROIT, MICH. - Kynlee Skaggs, a student at Enid High School, was awarded $2,500 at the National...
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Fort Worth Students Wins Grant at Entrepreneurship Expo U.S. Nationals Presented By Youth Entrepreneurs
DETROIT, MICH. - Darius Ford, Zarian Thompson and Kameron Sanders, all students at Young Men&rsqu...
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Hogeland Student Wins Grant at Entrepreneurship Expo U.S. Nationals Presented By Youth Entrepreneurs
DETROIT, MICH. - Cord Schneider, a student at Chinook High School, was awarded $6,000 at the Nati...
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Kansas City Area Students Win Grants At Entrepreneurship Expo U.S. Nationals Presented By Youth Entrepreneurs
DETROIT, MICH. - Kiley Daniels, a student at Liberty North High School in Kansas City, Missouri, ...
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Wichita Students Win Grants At Entrepreneurship Expo U.S. Nationals Presented By Youth Entrepreneurs
DETROIT, MICH. - Reema Moussa, a student at The Independent School, was awarded $12,500; Nick Jac...
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Two Students Who Shined at the YE Pitch Competition
Last year’s The Big Idea competition has grown to become the National Invention Convention ...
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YE’s Partnership with the STEMIE Coalition Grows Stronger
In 2018, Youth Entrepreneurs partnered with the STEMIE Coalition (STEM + Invention + Entrepreneur...
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Student of the Month: Auhneiyce Grissom
Auhneiyce Grissom, a student at Hutchinson High School in Hutchinson, Kansas, wanted to find a cl...
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Detroit Students Turn Entrepreneurship Curriculum Into Enterprises Youth Entrepreneurs Market Day gives students the opportunity to test their business ideas
DETROIT, MICH., – Students in the Detroit-area who are exploring entrepreneurship as a viab...
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Youth Entrepreneurs bringing National Summit to Detroit Key corporate sponsors on board to support the future of entrepreneurship, innovation and personal transformation
DETROIT, MICH. - More than 300 high school youth from across the country who have graduated from ...
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Detroit: Opportunity City
Less than a decade ago, most had written Detroit off the map. Today, rekindled and reborn by thos...
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Not your average teacher training
This July, hundreds of educators will head to Detroit for a transformative refill at one of educa...
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The three-day event that changes everything
The 2019 YE Summit is revving up and heading straight for Detroit, and it’s hauling a full ...
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Meet Renate Matthews: YE educator
Renate Matthews is a 13-year classroom veteran, but the last two completely transformed her minds...
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2019 YE Summit: Applications Open Now!
Get revved up, YE Summit July 15-19, 2019
A transformational experience is headed for downtown D...
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To Go Forward, Get Uncomfortable
For as long as he could remember, Terrell White Jr. knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur, h...
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Generous Contributions Will Support Youth Entrepreneurs in Detroit and Around the U.S.
DETROIT, MICH. – The history of innovative music and the future of entrepreneurship educati...
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Detroit student wins grant at Youth Entrepreneurs national big idea competition
Wichita, Kan. – Dylan McConnell, a sophomore from Cornerstone Health + Technology High Scho...
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Meet DJ
DJ Fisher attributes his successful career as a professional sports agent to an experience he had...
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Meet Thomas
Tom Staperfenne’s role as a Youth Entrepreneurs educator sets him up perfectly to teach mat...
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Meet Arthur
Arthur Hampton, Jr., is the Michigan Relationship Manager for Youth Entrepreneurs. “What go...
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Supporter Spotlight: Meet Ron Vaupel
Ron Vaupel, President and CEO of Guardian Industries, supports Youth Entrepreneurs as a donor and...
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Kasey Winegar
Kasey Winegar teaches YE to seniors at Fredonia High School in Fredonia, Kan. “In YE, we&rs...
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Educator Spotlight: Meet Renate Matthews
Renate Matthews teaches Youth Entrepreneurs to her students at Cornerstone Health & Technolog...
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Breaking through Barriers: YE in Detroit
“This is not your typical business class,” says Jason Filie, Teacher, Cornerstone Lea...
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Foundations: YE Impact 2016-2017
Youth Entrepreneurs transforms the mindsets of young people, inspiring them to pursue their dream...