Y.E.P. is a free 16-week entrepreneurial program that empowers students to launch ideas in the community. High school students meet weekly for 2 hours and are introduced to business concepts through solving community challenges. We have two cohorts each year— one in the spring and fall.

• Provide access to one-on-one business coaches and small group mentorships

• Monetary support for ideas

• Culminates at Pitch Night where students showcase their ideas, sell products and services, and pitch for additional funding

Youth Entrepreneurs transition into the Innovation Fellowship with access to business coaching and career development.

• Support students in college application process

• Partner with a diverse network of hiring partners to match first and second year college students with paid summer internships

• Offer business coaching for students to continue their ideas or build new ones

• Sponsor event attendance for students to cultivate diverse networks in their chosen industries and entrepreneurial ecosystem