about yea

Young Entrepreneurs of America (YEA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating and motivating the next generations of entrepreneurs.

 

YEA is the leading provider of information, networking, and assistance to the secondary education teachers and students who are frustrated and overwhelmed by the challenges of teaching entrepreneurial skills and concepts to today’s teenagers.

 

YEA provides information and resources that lead to more frequent, more enjoyable, and more effective opportunities for students to learn about entrepreneurship which will enable them to become successful, motivated entrepreneurs.

 

Brief History

Young Entrepreneurs of America began in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1996 when the organization's founder, Brian Acord, was a graduate student at the University of Virginia. (Go HOOS!) Because he had already started several businesses before graduate school, he was asked to visit a local high school along with a few other local entrepreneurs to talk about what it was like to start a new business. more history

 

YEA Programs

Our programs are designed to maximize interaction between successful entrepreneurs and students. The main objective is to provide students with first-hand information on real-world entrepreneurial experiences and give them a true taste of what entrepreneurship is about. We have many programs that are designed to help young entrepreneurs start their own businesses. For complete program information click here.

 

The YEA Team

Young Entrepreneurs of America is held together by a great board of directors and over 100 entrepreneurs and volunteers. Learn more about the YEA team here.

 

YEA Case Statements

Student Entrepreneur

Richard is a sophomore at Northridge High School. He signed up for a class in entrepreneurship to learn how to start his own business. Throughout the first semester he was excited about the prospect of building his own company but... (more)

 

Local Entrepreneur

Joyce Mathie has run her own startup for the past five years. Recently, during a YEA sponsored interview for “The Entrepreneurial Life” she discussed her interests in a business spinoff that might make sense for a student-run company. Several weeks later... (more)

 

Entrepreneur Teacher

Craig Stauffer has been teaching business courses for over a decade. After trying unsuccessfully to cram a module on entrepreneurship into a marketing class he decided that he needed to do all or nothing and... (more)

 

YEA Volunteer and Mentor

Wade Jensen spends most of his time developing IT storage solutions for his customers. A long-time entrepreneur currently on his fourth startup, Mr. Jensen was looking for an opportunity to break out of his daily routine and leverage his experience to give back to his community. He... (more)

 

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