Youth Entrepreneurship Academy (YEA)
 July 15 to July 20, 2012 Concordia University Irvine
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The Youth Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) is a unique 1-week summer camp program at Concordia University for at-risk and other high school students who aspire to start their own businesses. The curriculum includes hands-on practical experiences in developing a new business venture using the best business practices and timeless wisdom from scripture. Mentoring is provided by successful entrepreneurs, Christian business practitioners, and faculty. Camp is limited to 50 students will spend the week living on campus including field trips to local businesses. Students will write and present their own business plan and compete for $1,000 seed funding. The camp will be held July 15-20, 2012. Camp cost $495 and scholarship funding is needed for low-income students. High school teachers have already selected and recommended 15 high potential students from three high schools in Santa Ana who need financial assistance. Please bless a teenager this summer with the life-changing experience.
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2012 Youth Entrepreneurship Academy High school students who aspire to start their own businesses are invited to participate in Concordia University’s Youth Entrepreneurship Academy(YEA), a unique one-week summer camp program that encourages and trains the next generation of entrepreneurs. Living on campus in Irvine, participants get total immersion in entrepreneurial culture and business training while writing their own business plan. The academy occurs Sunday, July 15 to Friday, July 20, 2012.What do high school kids know about being entrepreneurs? Turns out their curiosity about the world around them, natural creativity, willingness to take risks, and unbridled enthusiasm add up to the characteristics of our greatest entrepreneurs. This program is designed to “spark or fan the flame” in boys and girls, whose inventiveness and drive can actually teach us something about being entrepreneurs. The program goal is to empower hundreds of future entrepreneurs to kick-start their business dreams and help them write practical, real-world business plans (software provided). .Through an emphasis on action-based planning, students receive an experiential business education with the benefits of planning, goals-setting, budgeting, deadlines, and instant feedback. Students experience a low-risk way to build a sustainable business. Successful entrepreneurs and business faculty teach students how to start their own businesses. Insightful, step-by-step advice is provided for getting past the idea to implementation. The curriculum includes hand-on experiences in developing their new business venture using software to write their actual business plan. Students will write their plan and present it to seasoned entrepreneurs using PowerPoint while competing for start-up funding ($1,000 first prize). Mentoring is provided by successful entrepreneurs, business practioners and faculty. Best business practices and timeless wisdom from scripture are the foundations of the program.Presented by the Concordia University’s business school and its Center for Faith and Business, the goal is to train up the next generation of entrepreneurs, young men and women of character and integrity who bring a values-based approach to their business. Up to 50 students will live and work on campus including field trips to local companies. Special recruitment emphasis will be on inner city, low income and at-risk students. The investment is $495 per student. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Applications accepted starting March 1, 2012. Contact: Stephen Christensen. stephen.christensen@cui.edu, 714-272-7865. For More Information and to Apply please click here For Volunteering & Giving Opportunities please click here Overview-2012 Youth Entrepreneurs Academy Youth Entrepreneurship Academy Brochure |
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