2015 | Young Entrepreneur Institute

Five Northeast Ohio High School Students Present to Shark Tank’s Daymond John – Cleveland Scene – November 9, 2015

Saturday, five Northeast Ohio high school students pitched their business ideas to the shark at Enspire 2015, a conference held at Hunting Valley’s hoity toity University School. Five Northeast Ohio High School Students Present to Shark Tank’s Daymond John | Scene and Heard: Scene’s News Blog | Cleveland Scene[…]

The auditorium at University School was filled Saturday afternoon with people who like to, or want to, make things happen. Saturday represented the second day of Enspire 2015, an event designed to educate entrepreneur educators, and to inspire young people interested in entrepreneurship. The keynote speaker of the two-day event […]

High school inventor taking pumpkin spray to local stores – Chagrin Valley Times – October 22, 2015

The high school freshman credits his invention to his involvement with the University School Entrepreneur Club where he said he received a lot of help from his teacher Greg Malkin. Sawyer introduced the preservative concept during the Entrepreneur Club Challenge. High school inventor taking pumpkin spray to local stores – […]

Teen Tech Tank invites high school entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for chance at CSU scholarship – Fresh Water Cleveland – October 5, 2015

The entrepreneurs will compete for a chance to win $30,000 in prizes, including a scholarship to Cleveland State’s Monte Ahuja School of Business. Students with an idea for a tech business must submit a 60-second video by midnight today, Monday, October 5th. Teen Tech Tank invites high school entrepreneurs to […]

Teen Tech Tank launches for high school students – The Plain Dealer – September 23, 2015

The Young Entrepreneur Institute at University School has launched Teen Tech Tank, a technology business contest for Northeast Ohio high students. Students who have an idea for a technology business can produce a 60-second video and submit it at www.TeenTechTank.com now through midnight Oct. 5. Teen Tech Tank launches for […]

Hudson Farmers Market Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs – Hudson Hub-Times – August 14, 2015

Hudson Farmers Market, which is sponsored by Hudson Montesori School, is helping the young entrepreneurs learn how to grow a business. The students are part of a new initiative called The Young Entrepreneur Market (YEM), which was launched by the Young Entrepreneur Institute at University School last year. Hudson Farmers […]

Kid’Preneurs – Inside Business Magazine – July/August 2015

The entrepreneurial bug is biting these four kids young, and they’re catching attention for their growing startups. Kid’Preneurs[…]

Startup Scaleup brings 1,200 entrepreneurs to Gordon Square – Fresh Water Cleveland – June 18, 2015

Attendees were greeted at the Capitol Theatre by Alexis Bowers and Ava Pollas, recent graduates of Orchard STEM School in Cleveland, who were selling lemonade and cookies from the booth they helped design and build as part of their work with Lemonade Day Northeast Ohio, an entrepreneurial education program. “They […]

The Sound of Ideas: Teen Entrepreneurs – ideastream – June 17, 2015

Meet young entrepreneurs and hear their big ideas on The Sound of Ideas. Click below to download The Sound of Ideas radio link. The Sound of Ideas: Teen Entrepreneurs[…]

Hudson Farmers Market Helping to Grow Entrepreneurs – Hudson Hub-Times – June 12, 2015

The students are part of a new initiative called The Young Entrepreneur Market (YEM), which was launched by the Young Entrepreneur Institute at University School last year. YEM gives high school and middle school entrepreneurs the opportunity to get real-world experience working with customers. The program is funded by The […]

Young entrepreneurs know their business – Today’s Family Magazine – May 2015

Tomorrow’s leaders are starting early when it comes to the business world. Middle school and high school students in the Cleveland area are not just learning about how a business runs, they are forming ideas and executing them by becoming hands-on entrepreneurs. Today’s Family Magazine – Young entrepreneurs know their […]

Nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit – Today’s Family Magazine – March 2015

Operating a lemonade stand is, for many Americans, the earliest introduction to business. Lemonade Day is a national experiential education program that builds on that tradition by incorporating lessons on goal setting, budgeting, borrowing and repaying start up funds, and calculating profit. Today’s Family Magazine – Nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit[…]

Regional startup momentum is providing broad path for diverse set of entrepreneurs – Crain’s Cleveland Business – January 31, 2015

There are an increasing number of programs at the high school level too, according to Barabas. She helps University School students launch businesses through its Young Entrepreneur Marketplace. Shaker Heights-based LaunchHouse partners in a high-school accelerator program called LEAP. Regional startup momentum — Crains[…]

Young Entrepreneur Market Means Business for Teenage Entrepreneurs in Cleveland, Ohio – Huffington Post – January 20, 2015

Last year, educators in Cleveland got together with one goal in mind: find a way to engage students in their education by encouraging them to explore business startup. The University School, a 125-year old school, partnered with the Veale and Morgan Foundation’s to create the Entrepreneur Institute and the Young […]