Palatine Chamber of Commerce, District 15 Host YEA! Expo Event on Wednesday, May 17

Posted May 11, 2017 11:00 pm

VP Public Relations

Join the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) along with local business sponsors and District 15 junior high school students as they showcase their business ideas at this culminating event for the YEA! program.

Over the course of the past 30 weeks, YEA! students identified a feasible business idea, wrote professional business plans, created marketing materials and pitched to a panel of five local business investors, all with the assistance from PACC business mentors.

Celebrate the young entrepreneurs' hard work as they showcase their business ideas at the YEA! Expo Event on Wednesday, May 17 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at BMO Harris Bank, 50 N. Brockway in downtown Palatine with refreshments provided by Pizza Bella.

This free networking event is open to the entire community.

ABOUT YEA!

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking and exciting program that transforms local middle and high school students into real, confident entrepreneurs. Through the year-long program, students in grades 6-12 generate business ideas, conduct market research, write business plans, pitch to a panel of investors, and launch their very own companies. Visit http://yeausa.org.

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