Entrepreneurship Directory

Young Entrepreneur Market offers students real-world experience selling their products, in person, to the public. The venue is a table at the Shaker Square, Crocker Park, Hudson and Countryside Farmers Markets, with a consistent presence throughout the year. The Market is open to students at Northeast Ohio schools and organizations.

Categories: Activity
Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge is a simple set of activities that help kids learn creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Pitch Challenge teaches kids critical workforce readiness skills and helps develop a mindset for 21st century careers whether or not they become an entrepreneur.

Categories: Activity, Contest, Curriculum
Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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.

Categories: Contest, Curriculum
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Young Biz Kid Day is a fun, experiential program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their very own business. Each year, in participating cities, youth have the opportunity to experience entrepreneurship by setting up their business during their city’s community-wide Young Biz Kid Day.

Categories: Curriculum, Other

YES is on a mission to teach youth in grades 6-12 about economic development and to help them start or grow businesses. The organization specializes in teaching middle and high school aged youth the foundation of entrepreneurship and economic development.

Categories: Contest
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Our mission is to inspire the vision of entrepreneurship in youth, to develop self-reliance among youth, through business and imagination, and to provide the values and skills necessary for them to be successful.

Categories: Consulting, Contest, Curriculum, Supplies, Workshop
Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

YEP (Young Entrepreneurs Program) is a hands-on summer internship program for high school students in Kansas City and Columbus that focuses on entrepreneurial thinking and development through practical experience. The working experience and exposure each student will acquire during their time with YEP makes this an internship program unlike any other.

Categories: Other
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade

Exploring how we can cultivate creativity, empathy, problem solving, and civic engagement skills in students to tackle “what’s now”, Youth Venture works with all factors of the education ecosystem – school districts, students, educators, and parents. Through collaborating with school districts to create strategic plans for system-level changes, working alongside educators to integrate changemaking into school curricula, and preparing parents and teachers to support youth initiatives, Youth Venture empowers students to grow into agents of change in their classrooms and communities.

Categories: Consulting, Curriculum
Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Our mission is to help develop the human spirit – one educated, happy youth at a time. We are committed to empowering the next generation with heart intelligent education and entrepreneurship training so they can lead the life that they want and create a better world for all.

Categories: Other
Grades: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade