Entrepreneurship program offered to District 15 junior high students

Posted August 06, 2017 11:00 pm

Submitted by District 15

Beginning this fall, District 15 junior high school students will have the unique opportunity to start their own businesses by participating in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, sponsored by the Palatine Chamber of Commerce.

Started at the University of Rochester in 2004, YEA! began as a weekly class taught on the university campus. YEA! has since expanded to other colleges, chambers of commerce and high schools.

Over the course of the year, District 15 junior high students will brainstorm ideas, write business plans, pitch their plans to a group of investors, obtain funding, launch their enterprise and actually sell their products or services.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017-18 YEA! after-school class. To download and complete an application, visit www.palatinechamber.com/pages/YEAYoungEntrepreneursAcademy1.

For questions, contact Steven Gaus with the Palatine Chamber of Commerce at sgaus@palatinechamber.com.

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