Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC) is excited to announce the shift of its core programs to operate under the umbrella of Young Entrepreneur Institute (YEI) at University School. EEC is a network of higher education institutions in Northeast Ohio offering entrepreneurship education and startup opportunities for students and professional development for faculty.  Read the […]

Having an entrepreneurial mindset is a skill that can be taught. It’s time to start widening the pool of people who are given this lesson. The wheels of cultural change turn slowly. Globally, we are certainly experiencing progressive shifts toward improved diversity and equity in most industries. There are more […]

When 24-year-old Emani Outterbridge was stuck at home with a broken foot this past spring, she got to thinking of new ways to bring her self-made designer yarn to DIYers around Philadelphia. What she landed on was the idea of a yarn-dispensing vending machine, which she floated to her followers […]

It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week! Join YEI, WagiLabs, and WorldofMoney.org in celebrating Kidpreneur day this Thursday, November 19 at 5 PM EST. Meet Kidpreneurs from Africa and the United States! Learn from Chic Thompson, Founder of WagiLabs, and Sabrina Lamb, Executive Director of World of Money. When: Thursday, November 19 Time: […]

Early this summer, Rayna and Romi, 8-year old twin girls, and their younger sister, Moselle, age 5, each received a mask chain from a friend to hold their newest wardrobe accessories – masks. The girls’ younger brother, Zander, age 3, wanted one too, so the girls and their mom, Lauren […]

In times of economic uncertainty, it is easy to think that it is ‘impossible’ for anybody to make money. This is complete nonsense and the exact kind of thinking that new entrepreneurs should steer clear of. It is a poverty-based mindset that looks to respond defensively to conditions instead of […]

Registration for Enspire Fall Fest 2020 is now open! Join us for Enspire Fall Fest 2020, a virtual professional development conference for K-12 educators with a focus on building the entrepreneurial mindset. This fall, we’ll have keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshop sessions in October, November, and December. Attend as […]

Last week, several students from East End Neighborhood House went on a socially-distanced field trip to the North Union Farmers Market at the Van Aken District in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Jim from North Union spoke to the students about farmers markets, the selling experience, and entrepreneurship. A veteran Young Entrepreneur […]

For this year’s design challenge, we’re partnering with Ohio Energy Project, the Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education Program, Young Entrepreneur Institute, and the Ohio Afterschool Network to explore the topic of Energy. The #STEMpowersOhio Design and Entrepreneurship Challenge asks students to “reimagine energy production and/or consumption to improve your […]

Growth mindset is a way of recognizing your potential to learn and accomplish anything you work hard to achieve. Entrepreneurs know they can do anything and improve at anything because their brains grow as they learn new things and practice new skills. Click here to learn more about growth mindset […]

PARMA, Ohio — Entering its second year after transitioning from the previously named CBS Connects, PCSDConnects continues to inspire Parma City School District students with workforce development opportunities and college readiness. However, due to COVID-19, the initiative has pivoted accordingly to accommodate students learning from home. “Being virtual to start […]

Eighty-eight ideas were pitched by students from across the state in OAN’s Pitch Challenge! Pitches were for diverse business ideas and social ventures including an algorithm to reduce health disparities, clothing designed to promote a healthy self-image, a mask-of-the-month club, and conuts (combination cookie and donut – yum!). Youth serving […]

Join YEI and BGSU for a two-part event! Part 1: The Hatch Competition Watch BGSU student entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to real investors! You can watch the event live as it happens on Thursday, September 10 from 6-8 PM EST. Can’t make it? We will send the recording to you! […]

Today, we are in a new era of innovation, moving at lightning speed. If you look back at history regarding the implementation of new technology, you wouldn’t see the type of rapid changes you see today. The world has never moved or changed as fast as it has in this […]

JeNoah, founder of Urban Stereotypes, a clothing company promoting ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity, was interviewed on Ideastream. He talks about his entrepreneurial journey and his motivation for starting his company. Click here to listen to his interview (starts at 40:50).[…]

Lakeview High School students learn to make pitches by participating in Young Entrepreneur Challenge. Click here to read the entire article.[…]

Greg sits down with Playa T and Ethan Holmes to discuss the upcoming Enspire Conference.[…]

Wickliffe teacher Sarah Dardis and President and CEO of Burton D. Morgan Foundation Deb Hoover sit down to talk about the entrepreneurial mindset, Enspire 2019 and mini-grants.  […]

An initiative launched in 2012 to fund entrepreneurship programs for students in Northeast Ohio parochial and private schools has broadened its reach and expanded into public schools. Meanwhile, other area schools have begun offering entrepreneurship training on their own. Read the whole article[…]

Third- and fourth-grade students at Saint Anselm School, under the mentorship of their teachers, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Mooney and Mrs. Hribar, participated in the annual Lemonade Day this May along with many schools across the country. Collaborative, multi-grade teams applied classroom skills to the business world through this entrepreneurial, project-based […]