Recent News
The Post-Gazette took some time to visit students at the Urban Pathways Charters School who take part in the Entrepreneuring Youth Pathways program. Visitors included the Entrepreneuring Youth Board Chairman and Chairman of the Board of the Fragasso Financial Advisors, Bob Fragasso. Click HERE for article.
Read about our young entreprenuers in Pittsburgh OnLine: CLICK HERE
Read about our AMAZING Entrepreneurs in the July 20th Post Gazette: CLICK HERE
Thanks to Pittsburgh Courier writer for a wonderful summary of the competition and winners. CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE
Entrepreneuring Youth was featured on KDKA-TV on June 3, 2011. Check out the video!
As a participant in the Entrepreneuring Youth program, high school student Licercia Crawley already knows she has what it takes to be a successful business owner. Her company, Le De La Mosaic Limited allows Crawley to share her artistic mosaic creations with others while also earning a profit.
“I always liked to make mosaics. When I got into the class they showed me I could do something I love and make money from it,” Crawley said. “I made actually quite a lot from...
A group of five female high school students from Turkey will be visiting Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 19, from 8:30-11:00 a.m. at the Rivers Club in the Grant Room. These students, who are studying Attire Production Technology/Design of Women's Wear at a girls’ technical vocational school in a less developed region in Istanbul, are the winners of Junior Achievement in Turkey’s Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship (YIEP) Program arranged by Junior...
Before Keena Simmons of McKeesport Area High School graduates from high school, she could be well on her way to becoming an entrepreneur with an innovative product: one that helps people who are color blind color-coordinate their clothes. Simmons was among 31 national finalists competing in the OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by Kathryn W. Davis, in New York City on Tuesday, October 5th. And it all started at the 5th Annual George W....
Can you imagine getting dressed in the dark every day? How would you look? How would others perceive you? How self conscious would feel? With over 10,000,000 Americans suffering from colorblindness getting dressed in the dark is a reality.
That was part of the 30-second pitch that helped Keena Simmons and Ryah Gadsen from McKeesport Area High School win $2,000 in seed capital for their businesses, Made For The Shade, in the 5th Annual George W. Tippins Annual Business Plan...
