The Young Entrepreneurs Academy has kicked off again and it is both exciting and daunting. Â This 30-week program takes high school students through the entire process of creating a business. Â They start with idea generation, go through business planning, marketing planning, branding, networking, make a pitch to investors, participate in a trade show and launch their business (if they choose). Â This year we have 21 students enrolled. That is more than double last year! Â We also have over 50 business leaders in the community as volunteers. Â Amazing! As a facilitator, my job is to make sure the classes are useful and they work through the process. Â It really isn’t that different than the work I do every day with my clients although I don’t generally get to have a group of clients all in one place. Classes are 3 hours a piece and occur every […] Continue reading