Wednesday Nov 19, 2014
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Event is open to interested middle and high school students in the Tacoma-Pierce County region.
Please R.S.V.P. in advance
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
950 Pacific Ave.
Suite 300
Tacoma, WA 98402
Complimentary
Lynnette Buffington
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YEA! Information Session
Interested local middle and high school students and their families are invited to attend this information session that provides an overview of the program including: schedule, curriculum and success stories.
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a year-long afterschool program that teaches local high school students how to start and run their own REAL businesses. YEA! was developed at the University of Rochester in 2004 with the support of a grant from the Kauffman Foundation. The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber is excited to be introducing YEA! to the Pierce County community and to hold the first program in Washington State!
Through YEA! high school students are guided through the process of starting and running a legitimate business or social movement over the course of a full academic year. YEA! has graduated almost 600 students over the past 7 years, who have started nearly 450 businesses and social movements. YEA! graduates start as students and leave the program as CEOs of their own companies! Over the course of the program, students:
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