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Welcome to the upcoming site for Entrepreneuring Youth ( E Youth).
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Please check back at a later date to learn about our services and resources for young people who wish to learn about business formation and the educators, parents and youth work professionals who want to use the experience of OWNERSHIP to ignite new possibilities. ABOUT ENTREPRENEURING YOUTH (E YOUTH) Entrepreneuring Youth, a 501 C 3 nonprofit educational and entrepreneurial experience program was founded in Pittsburgh by former NFTE volunteer and staff leaders, launching on September 1, 2009. Entrepreneuring Youth is the successor organization to the Pittsburgh Program Office of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). The office engaged more than 7,500 youth since opening in 1994 with support from the region’s leading foundations, and philanthropically responsible companies and individuals.
Former NFTE employees Jerry Cozewith and Cathy Blanchard respectively serve as President and Vice President. E Youth is a licensed partner with NFTE retaining full access to needed curriculum and teacher development resources. The Board of Directors is chaired by Bob Fragasso, Chairman of Fragasso Financial Advisors. Bob is an experienced E Youth student coach and veteran nonprofit board leader Mission
Provide real life experience in business creation so young people acquire knowledge and skills essential for:
· academic success
· economic security
· the life they really want
Entrepreneuring Youth directs resources to engage and benefit young people at risk of failing academically and for whom career paths and opportunities for success seem extremely limited.
Our Big Vision
We envision a region that encourages at-risk young people to contribute to our expanding innovation economy by developing their entrepreneurial initiative. Those who raise the visibility of entrepreneurship as a driver of economic vitality will join E Youth to ensure that, as aspiring youth choose a path toward greater achievement, they have access to the learning and opportunities entrepreneurship provides.
Why It Matters
The real-life experience of creating and forming a small business helps at-risk young people emerge from the limitations of poverty, academic struggle, poor self-esteem and low expectations.
It is vital that young people as early as middle school learn to think about business creation and discover how innovative ideas become viable businesses. They must gain knowledge about the economy far beyond what they experience through their consumerism. Awareness of diverse businesses and careers and how money is earned links academic achievement with meaningful, long term goals.
Discovering they can earn money by doing something they love, young people find relevance in learning, become more curious, tap talents that were hidden and develop confidence in their abilities. Entrepreneurial initiative and practical skills give them confidence to elevate their goals. Understanding what they want to do in life, they build a practical plan to pursue their ambitions and effectively manage risk. They become opportunity seekers, no longer waiting for others to open doors to a thriving future; no longer assuming doors will not open for them.
Intended Outcomes
Along the entrepreneurial journey young people learn and acquire measurable increases in the following essential life skills and knowledge:
Amber Key, 2010 Global Entrepreneur of the Year Winner  Amber Key of Pittsburgh has been selected by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) as a winner of the 2010 Global Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, sponsored by the Goldman Sachs Foundation.A high school junior, Amber is the founder of Birdhouse Greetings a customized greeting cards business she operates from her home. She was a top finisher in Entrepreneuring Youth's 2009 George W. Tippins Business Plan Competition.
Amber will be honored at NFTE’s Annual Salute to the Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Dinner, on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. She will receive an award of $1000 to be used towards her business or educational pursuits.
Kimberly Rose, 2010 Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year Winner
Ms. Rose, an Entrepreneuring Youth partner, has been instrumental in building the quality and availability of entrepreneurship programs at McKeesport High School. A highly engaging and inventive teacher, Ms. Rose introduced her students to global business when she hosted a live video conference with other youth entrepreneurs in Ireland and Baltimore.
The George W. Tippins annual The 2010 Dare to Dream Luncheon will honor the entrepreneurial achievements of local students competing in the annual George W. Tippins Regional Business Plan Competition. The top three finalists will present their plans as they vie for the top venture capital prize of $2,000. Please join in celebrating the achievements of young people and the teachers and volunteers who inspire them!
June 2, 2010 Noon-1:30pm The Rivers Club One
Ms. Lynette Horrell
Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Luncheon Chair
Presenting Sponsor and
Entrepreneurship Education Champion:
Entrepreneuring Youth: Jerry Cozewith, President: jerryc@eyouthamerica.org
Board of Directors Robert Fragasso, Board Chair
James C. Marucci, Board Treasurer
John Tippins
Olga Welch
Dennis Crawford
Linda Dickerson
S. Thomas Emerson
Robert B. Williams, Founding Board Member
EYouth is a Licensee of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
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