Introducing Teaching Young Entrepreneurs: A Startup Guide
Teaching Young Entrepreneurs: A Startup Guide is a flexible toolkit designed to help educators support young people as they launch real-world businesses and gain essential life skills.
Through hands-on activities, students in grades K-12 move from idea generation to managing profits, developing both practical knowledge and an entrepreneurial mindset. Whether used in a classroom or club setting, this experience empowers students to learn by doing, connect with local entrepreneurs, and build the confidence and skills needed for future success.
Register for your free toolkit here.
Save the Date for Enspire 2025!
The Enspire Conference is back October 24–25, 2025! Join us for two days of powerful keynotes and meaningful connections with educators and entrepreneurs from across the country. Mark your calendar—you won’t want to miss it.
More details coming soon.
Celebrating Excellence in School Leadership
Congratulations to Amanda Rassi, Principal of Chagrin Falls High School, on receiving the 2025 William M. Jones Excellence in School Leadership & Management Award. Presented by the Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio, the award honors principals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and measurable impact on student success.
Young Entrepreneur Institute is honored to continue partnering with the HBS Club to recognize outstanding school leaders. Amanda’s commitment to innovative practices and student-centered leadership has helped Chagrin Falls High School maintain its standing as one of the top-performing schools in the state.
Way to go, Amanda!
Educator PD and Opportunities
Celebrate National Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Week (July 15-19) is a week dedicated to celebrating the importance of summer learning, and is an ideal time to introduce students to entrepreneurship! YEI recognizes the many summer camps and programs that provide expanded opportunities for students to explore, identify, and develop their interests and talents, and urge you to share with your students. Check out free resources available on YIPPEE to keep your summer learning rolling!
Access Past Educator Power Hours
If you weren't able to attend some our recent Power Hours, but are still curious about what resources we shared, you can watch recordings of our past webinars online.
In June, we hosted a Power Hour, "Books to Inspire Entrepreneurial Learning," where we were joined by authors, Bree Galbraith and Brenda Turner, as well as publisher Kim Gorsuch.
As your students work on completing their summer reading, this is a great way for you to start generating ideas of how to keep the momentum going and integrate books into your classroom.
Click here to watch past Power Hours.
Plan an Entrepreneurial Field Trip with Western Reserve Historical Society
Looking for more interactive ways to integrate entrepreneurship education into your classroom this upcoming school year?
The Western Reserve Historical Society provides field experiences and related curriculum materials are available at no cost to grades 4-7 in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and additional first-ring school districts. To learn more about the experiences they have to offer, click here.
Free Resources for Educators
YIPPEE is a grant delivery platform that provides educators access to entrepreneurship education resources for free. All parties involved get a say in what resources reach our students:
- Educators choose the products that work best for them
- Providers decide where and how they want to offer resources
- Sponsors decide how they will direct their support
When all three align, a match is made and educators get a grant - without any paperwork!
Learn what other educators think of YIPPEE here!
Student Opportunities
Apply to Sell at Kids' Art Mart
Calling all young entrepreneurs! Are you in grades 5-12 and ready to showcase your talent? This is your chance to gain real-world selling experience.
Sign up by July 7th to sell at Kids' Art Mart, brought to you by Arts in Stark and En-Rich-Ment!
Click here for more information.
At Home Computer Science and Engineering Activities
The Museum of Science has a great online catalog of engineering and computer science activities for families. These are a fun way for students to develop critical thinking, communication, and creativity skills while at home for the summer.
Learn more here.
Camp Lead: Fish Tank Summer Camp, Grades 5-8
Hosted by Effective Leadership Academy, this engaging and interactive “Shark Tank”-style camp challenges participants to strengthen their communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills while developing creative new product ideas. The week culminates in a dynamic boardroom-style pitch, where campers present their innovative solutions to a panel of “Sharks.”
The deadline to register is July 14th. Click here for more information.
Have an Event or Program to Highlight?
If you have an educator professional development event, useful curriculum, or opportunity for students to engage with the entrepreneurial mindset, please let us know. Feel free to email Evan Yule with any potential features to be included in our future newsletters, we’d love to hear from you!
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