Was started in 1992 to provide entrepreneurial education for teen women nationwide. Its programs are geared for teen women 13-19 years of age. Since 1992, they have worked with 15,000 girls. They work with both "poor and privileged." AIOHO trains educators, parents, and youth leaders in entrepreneurship education and makes programs and entrepreneurial experiences directly available to adolescent girls and teen women.

One of the vocational student organizations, it comprises state associations and local chapters in middle schools, secondary and post-secondary institutions for individuals pursuing careers in business and office occupations. The organization provides the opportunity both for the development of leadership and career-related competencies and personal and professional growth.

The Center for entrepreneurial Leadership houses two Institutes: the entrepreneur Training Institute, which serves adults; and the Institute for Entrepreneurship Education, which designs and operates entrepreneurship programs for youth in elementary schools to community colleges. The mission of the Center is to accelerate entrepreneurship in America. It was established in 1992 to train, educate and encourage entrepreneurs.

Specific initiatives are listed below:

• The Youth Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency (YESS!/Mini-Society): A curriculum designed for children aged 8 – 12 years of age.
• Entrepreneur Invention Society: A program for students aged 9 to 11 which augments the YESS!/Mini-Society framework.
• Mother and Daughter Entrepreneurs in Teams (MADE-IT): A program for girls aged 13 to 14 and their mothers. It is designed to provide each mother/daughter team with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to identify a business opportunity, create a business feasibility plan and initiate a business venture.
• Jump Start: A program working with eight community colleges to develop entrepreneurship education programs and curricula that can be used by other community colleges.
• The New Youth Entrepreneur: A curriculum was developed through a collaboration of the nonprofit, private and public sectors. The curriculum is in 12 modules and can be used individually or in-groups in a variety of youth settings. The curriculum is available for purchase through EDTEC, Inc.
• The EntrePrep program: Designed for high school seniors. It is an out of school learning experience, however, school personnel participate in the initial recruitment and nomination process. The high school juniors who are selected meet with their mentor before attending the Summer EntrePrep Institute. It is a 7-day residential program where students learn the various stages of new business formation by focusing on the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes. It is serving roughly 228 young people in four colleges.
• The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership: Has worked with the National FFA Organization in the development of the Agri-Entrepreneurship Awards. They are working with the Boy Scouts of America in the development of a merit badge for entrepreneurship.

CTES is a new component of the business program at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. In 1996, the Kauffman Foundation provided the Center a three-year grant to achieve three goals: 1) develop an Associate of Arts degree in culturally relevant entrepreneurship, 2) incorporate entrepreneurial components with the university teacher education program serving grades one to eight, and 3) provide training in entrepreneurship and teaching entrepreneurship for tribal leaders and members.

The Coleman Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Awareness and Education Grant is available to any university, college or community college establishing an entrepreneurship program, course or community outreach program focusing on self-employment and/or business ownership.

CIS is to keep youth in school through connecting schools and communities.

This is a youth entrepreneurship education program which has been operating since 1993 working with at-risk high school students in schools in South Central and East Los Angeles and is soon to be expanding to other high schools throughout the U.S.. Teachers are trained in the CEO curriculum and interactive teaching methods, and students learn concepts of entrepreneurship though classroom workshops and the creation of group or individual school-based businesses. The CEO Program offers schools teacher training, a written curriculum approved for use in Los Angeles Unified School district, classroom support, consulting services, and microloans for students with exceptional dedication.

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
1908 Association Drive, Roston, VA 22091
793-860-5000

DECA, a national association of marketing education students, provides teachers and members with educational and leadership development activities to merge with the education classroom instructional program. DECA chapters attract students who are interested in preparing for entrepreneurial, marketing or management careers. DECA has 180,000 student members and utilizes on-the-job experience, chapter projects, and a program of competency-based competitive events in specific marketing occupational areas, including entrepreneurship.

A national corporation that specializes in youth entrepreneurship education. They collaborate with schools, youth agencies, colleges, teachers, and corporations to help bring entrepreneurship education into their communities. They also provide teacher training. EDGE has certified 2,000 individuals as instructors who then can modify the EDGE material for use in their own setting. These instructors provide entrepreneurial education in schools, after school programs, and camps. In addition to the teacher training and entrepreneurship curriculum, EDGE also offers entrepreneurial education conferences and customized youth entrepreneurship program counseling.

EDTEC was founded in 1985 and is a for profit consulting firm which both provides direct youth entrepreneurship training and markets its curricula to other training agencies. EDTEC’s seven week New entrepreneur’s Program teaches teenagers 14 – 16 years old how to identify profit-making opportunities and then how to initiate an enterprise. EDTEC’s mission is to address the needs of youth in a way that would capitalize on the human capital often overlooked by traditional firms and government agencies. At the core of this endeavor was the idea that youth, given the proper training and opportunity, could be contributors to economic development across the nation.

A non-profit founded in 1991. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst for permanent social change, economic development and community empowerment for TEDI participants and their families. TEDI mostly serves young people of color between the ages of 7 and 21. They have an extensive 26-week training program designed to assist yo9uthn in developing and implementing community-based businesses.

Each year they train approximately 120,000 teachers to teach basic economics to 7 million students. They outline a core curriculum as well as recommended materials. The curriculum is designed to accommodate variations in school organization and offers a series of nationally normed tests of economic understanding and a developing array of instruments to assess student performance.

The Center operates the International Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. Annual membership is offered to state departments of education both in the US and their equivalents overseas. This is the primary membership group. Not all states are members; states opt in and out depending on interest and finances. CETE provides teacher training and sponsors the International Entrepreneurship Forum, held each year in different locations in the U.S. CETE is particularly known for the PACE curriculum which was originally developed in 1970s as part of a Department of Education project. PACE comprises 21 topics such as marketing, financing, and assessing an individual’s potential as an entrepreneur.

Extension Service, 4H Youth Workforce Preparation Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250
202-720-5516

4-H provides programs for rural, suburban and urban youth. It involves youth in self-determined, hands-on learning activities such as workforce skills, citizenship, public speaking and other local 4-H program areas. Over 5.6 million youth, aged 15-19, participate in 4H each year.

Each year, YSA conducts a national search for the most innovative new youth service organizations. It provides young entrepreneurs tailored support to meet their needs head-on and strategic infusions of assistance at critical stages of organizational and professional development. The Fund took on its first class of social entrepreneurs in April 1995.

The Future Farmers of America’s 452,885 members and 7,263 chapters represent all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and Rota. Students aged 12 to 21 enrolled in agricultural education programs are eligible for membership. The FFA’s National Agri-Entrepreneur Award Program recognizes students’ business plans.

It was founded in 1945 and helps young men and women become leaders and addresses important personal, family, work and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education. Approximately 240,000 FHA/HERO members throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands use individual and team projects to provide leadership opportunities, develop critical thinking and decision-making skills and recognize student achievement.

Is an after-school program teaching 8^th to 12^th grade inner city youth about the business world. Businessman Bill Granville started it in 1983 and his mission is to prepare inner city youth for the economic mainstream so that they can work with other youth to build stronger communities. It is a five-year program with students meeting approximately once every two weeks at business locations. Individuals in business serve as instructors.

The Directory was established in 1993 to facilitate networking among young entrepreneurs and help them locate the resources they need to succeed. The creators also sponsor the Young
entrepreneurs Network which represent and supports young entrepreneurs from over 40 countries, in every industry, at every stage of development.

JA is a 75-year-old volunteer-based group that educates young people from elementary school through high school about business and economics. They are the oldest and largest non-profit business and economic education organization in the world. Approximately two million students participate in JNA programs. Volunteers teach all programs from the business community.

To introduce and foster the entrepreneurial development of youth, ages 8 – 18 from all social, racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds. Also, publishes a magazine called Young Entrepreneur.

NxLevel has both adult and youth curriculums which include participant materials, instructor’s manuals and program manager’s manuals. Additionally, NxLevel offers instructor certification and program manager training. NxLevel Youth Enterprise Academy, "Get a Buzz on Biz". A 16 module course can be taught in a variety of configurations including, traditional classroom, after school and camp settings. Materials written for ages 14 and above and works with all levels of students.

The Coalition is in the process of forming. It grows out of assemblies held over the last three years for youth and adults around youth entrepreneurship. Bill Clark of the 4H started the conferences. The coalition is membership based and will promote sharing and advocacy.

REAL Enterprises
115 Market Street, Suite 320, Durham, NC 27701-3221
fax: 919-682-7621

Is a membership organization for aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 years of age. The goal of the YEN is to become the primary resource for this population by building and maintaining an international community of young business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. The Network represents and supports young entrepreneurs from over 40 countries, in very industry, at all different stages of business development.

A volunteer group of business professionals, all of whom are under 40 years of age and are the owner, founder, co-founder, or controlling shareholder of a company with annual sales of 1 Million or more.

Youth Credit Union Program
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
120 Wall Street, 10^th Floor, New York, NY 10005
212-809-1850

NFCDCU is working with 15 youth-run credit unions. Their purpose is to infuse low-income minority children with concepts of business ownership, equip them with the skills to perform jobs in the financial services industry, and generally encourage financial responsibility.

Works with youth ages 12-25 in the economically depressed areas of Boston. It provides business training through classroom and field trips for youth and provides start-up money to youth that start their own microenterprise.

Is a service business offering assistance with yard work, auto detailing and other labor intensive tasks. It is owned solely by the residents and graduates of Alliance House, a staff-secure, short-term assessment and intervention for adolescent males aged 13 –17 years referred by the MA Dept. of Youth Services.

Since 1976, they have sponsored Camp Enterprise in an effort to educate San Diego youth about the free enterprise system and the world of business.

Center for Entrepreneurship
Center for Entrepreneurship and the New Mexico Council for Economic Education
505-272-7677

Is a new non-profit organization in Albuquerque, NM. It focuses educational activities on students and young entrepreneurs, teachers (both primary and secondary) and practitioners or potential entrepreneurs.

Young Entrepreneurs at Berkeley (YEB) trains high school youth in entrepreneurship during an intensive two week summer training workshop, followed by year-round educational and business planning workshops and field trips.

The Institute for Entrepreneurship (TIE)
5901 N. Cicero, Suite 105, Chicago, IL 60646
773-794-2400

TIE helps young people who want to start a business in Chicago. It operates an incubator for young people in their 20’s: outreach is through community groups and schools.

Runs an after-school and summer program which teaches life skills through the operation of New York Colors, a greeting card and specialty logo business. Focuses on youth 12 to 18 years old.

Is a non-profit organization in San Francisco, which owns and operates four businesses that employ at-risk youth. In addition, they provide job placement and follow-up services to the youth. Their philosophy is that they use business for social change.

This collaborative initiative targets Native American youth in 40 rural villages in Alaska. The program, a partnership between tribes, schools and the Cooperative Extension, is designed to prepare young people to enter the local fishing industry.

The Learning Exchange-Exchange City
3132 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64111
816-751-4100 or 1-800-754-4414

The mission is to enable educators to imagine, investigate and create new visions of teaching and learning to prepare students for our rapidly changing world. Exchange City is a hands on experience for 5^th and 6^th graders about economics and entrepreneurship.

Some 40 African American students during the summer between their junior and senior year of high school spend six weeks on the campus of Washington University. They are taught by a Washington University professor on operations, accounting, human resources, marketing, finances and quality management. They also hear from business owners and visit business sites. The program is 10 years old and is a collaboration between the entrepreneurs who started it, Washington University and the Urban League.

Operation Enterprise
American Management Association
P. O. Box 88, Hamilton, NY 13346
315-824-2000

This is a summer camp program for high school and college students which does not focus specifically on entrepreneurship or enterprise; the theme is management. Practitioners plan and deliver a curriculum, which includes planning, leadership, career planning, and conflict resolution.

this is a microenterprise development organization on the Rosebud Reservation in Mission, SD funded by Rosebud Housing Authority Drug Elimination Program. It mostly provides loans and technical assistance to adults, but recently added a program for youth ages 14 – 18. Youth participate in the training and technical assistance programs with adults, and are eligible to receive a start-up loan upon submission of a feasible business plan. The Center created a set of workbooks especially for youth.

A non-profit organization that teaches entrepreneurship to youth ages 10 – 18. They work with inner city students to foster financial independence and self-esteem. It is partnering with An Income of Her Own for teacher training.

Southwest Atlanta Youth Business Organization (SWAYBO)
3687 Dover Blvd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
404-691-4111

Is a non-profit volunteer organization that teaches African-American children ages 7 – 18 how to operate a business. SWAYBO provides classroom training on economics and entrepreneurship. They also conduct community service projects and travel as a group. Capitol is provided through a youth bank created and run by youth. It is operated in one location in

Atlanta by Ed Mennifee, the founder of SWAYBO.

Tohono O’odham Community Action (TOCA), Director, Tristan Reader; Tohono O’odham Basketweavers Organization, Terrol Dew Johnson
520-383-4966

TOCA is a community organization in southern Arizona on the Tohono O’odham Reservation. TOCA works with youth to develop small-scale economic opportunities, which draw upon their cultural heritage.

YEA! is an organization of committed individuals to promote voluntarism and developing the potential of youth and adults in communities through effective training in entrepreneurial thinking and doing, life skills, and mentoring through programs which consist of classes, mentorships, and community activities. Presently there are two programs under the YEA! umbrella; Young Women of the West (YWOW) and Young Men of the West (YMOW). YWOW was started in 1995 and YMOW was piloted in 1998. Mentoring the next generation! The YMOW/YWOW program provides high school boys and girls (ages 15–19) in Colorado with an opportunity to explore the world of entrepreneurship and business ownership.

There are two parts to the program. From September through mid-December students recruited from both the traditional and alternative high schools are provided with 21 hours of intensive training in life skills and entrepreneurial thinking. Specifically, there are five training classes held approximately every two weeks: self-esteem, positive risk-taking, leadership, economics/money management, and marketing/international business, with communications threaded throughout all of the classes. Volunteer experts from the local community teach and facilitate the sessions. This commitment can be for a single training session or to work any of the five sessions.

The second part of the program provides an opportunity for local business owners and executives to mentor qualified students from mid-January through April. This mentoring phase allows the student to experience the business persons environment and profession, thereby providing a basis for the student to make life-changing decisions and set goals to achieve them. We look for local business leaders who can serve as these mentors. Internship applications will be completed in November and matches of mentors and interns completed by January. The time commitment for the mentors is 30 or 60 hours of mentoring, plus a few brief meetings for training and progress reviews.

Objectives are to expose students to positive role models from business who will introduce them to various careers and encourage them to pursue careers in business and industry; provide training to youth on starting and managing a business; strengthen partnership arrangements with businesses, corporations, governmental agencies and educational institutions; provide students a financially risk-free entrepreneurial business practicum; and enhance the emotional, academic and social development of participating youth. The program serves all interested Baltimore city youth ages 12 to 21 and the entire high school population of Baltimore city schools.

Is an informal training program, which introduces the skills necessary to develop successful businesses.

Provides at-risk youth with job training and entrepreneurial experience. It was founded in 1994 by staff at Cook College, Rutgers University and is operated by the New Jersey Urban Ecology Project. It offers youth a paying summer job as well as fifty hours of pre-season education and training in the classroom and on-site. One objective of the project is to develop a core group of successful student entrepreneurs to serve as a model for their community, showing that education and employment are viable alternatives to drugs and other destructive behaviors.

A joint project created in 1996 between the University of California, LA, and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The CEL Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education (CEE) identifies sources of information on aspects of Entrepreneurship Education at every level, K-12, post secondary, non-profit organizations and societies, commercial organizations and small business.

Information is geared to adult entrepreneurs and international issues.

National Association of the Self-Employed
800-232-NASE

was founded in 1981 by a group of small business owners who recognized they could obtain lower prices for goods and services, which large businesses enjoy, simply by banding together.

Is a noon-profit organization that has been providing loans and management assistance to small businesses in the Denver area since 1976. The goal is to help people succeed in small business by providing them with the financing they need to start and expand their businesses, and to offer business management assistance to strengthen their skills and abilities.

NECWB seeks to promote women and business ownership on the national level by conducting collaborative research, providing education programs and curriculum development and serving as an information clearinghouse for women entrepreneurs.

A joint endeavor of the U.S. Dept. of Education and labor has funded a Learning Center to provide information, assistance, and training to build school-to-work opportunities.

Promotes open entrepreneuralism and angel investing. Site includes white papers on varying business topics. Offers young entrepreneur success stories.

A volunteer program designed for 3^rd – 8^th graders. Hands-on business experience from raising start-up "kid buck" and incorporating to actually selling their bracelets.

Provides useful tools and promotes creativity necessary to start and operate any successful organization or venture. Online Free Membership Available.

SIFE’s vision is to provide college students the best opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through learning, practicing, and teaching the principles of free enterprise.

University of California, Department of Education – Online handbook for mentors. This site offers step by step instruction for setting up a Mentor program, including checklists and timelines for instructors.

this is a very detailed site whose mission is to provide resources for mentors, mentees and organizations to build and sustain interdependent mentoring relationships regardless of age, status, culture, or walk of life. The site offers suggested forms, expectation lists, contracts, and resources.

A practical guide for managers to introduce a mentoring program in their agencies. Helpful guidelines in setting up a mentorship program, drawing on experience of New South Wales Public Sector agencies.

an organized forum focusing on innovative mentoring ideas and practices. This is an older site that hasn’t been updated since 1998, but has articles in the newsletter that are worth looking at.

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