Launch YEA! in your community and become part of a national movement that is developing tomorrow's entrepreneurs today.

For more than two decades, YEA! has helped students turn their passions into real businesses while strengthening connections between schools, universities, chambers of commerce, and local employers. YEA! creates life-changing opportunities for students while building a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem for the entire community.

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A Proven, Turnkey Program Package Designed for Success

When you license the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), you’re not starting from scratch. You receive a comprehensive, turnkey program package that equips you with the curriculum, tools, training, and resources needed to confidently introduce, market, and operate a high‑impact entrepreneurship program in your community.

Comprehensive Curriculum—Built by Experts

The YEA! curriculum was developed by entrepreneurs, educators, and business professionals and takes students through the step‑by‑step process of launching real businesses or social movements.

You receive:

  • Complete course syllabus and schedule
  • Detailed lesson plans for every class
  • Course objectives, discussion prompts, and activities
  • Classroom materials and frameworks
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Structured integration of guest speakers, mentors, and events

This in‑depth curriculum gives you everything needed to deliver a real‑world, experiential entrepreneurship education with confidence.

Student Recruitment Made Simple

YEA! National provides proven tools developed from over a decade of student recruiting experience to help you attract students, parents, and educators.

Included recruitment assets:

  • A complete student recruitment plan
  • Marketing strategies and outreach guidance
  • Customizable templates for brochures and applications
  • Direct mail postcard templates
  • HTML email templates
  • Guidance on communicating with parents and educators

You also receive structured admissions tools, including interview questions, scoring rubrics, and sample acceptance, wait‑list, and denial letters—so student selection is professional, consistent, and fair.

Instructor & Program Manager Training and Support

YEA! National provides guidance on staffing and prepares your team to succeed.

You receive:

  • Criteria for selecting instructors and program managers
  • Sample job descriptions and contracts
  • Hiring guidance and role definitions
  • Instructor and Program Manager training as part of launch

This ensures your program leadership is equipped, aligned, and fully prepared from day one.

Signature Events That Set YEA! Apart

What truly distinguishes YEA! are its milestone‑based, real‑world events that give students authentic entrepreneurial experiences.

YEA! National provides:

  • Event overviews and planning guidance
  • Checklists and suggested timelines for Orientation, Investor Panel, Trade Show and Graduation
  • Guidance for recruiting judges and attendees
  • Customizable invitation templates for families, partners, and the public

These events create momentum, accountability, and powerful community engagement.

Field Trips, Guest Speakers & Mentors—Fully Supported

Experiential learning is central to YEA!.

You receive:

  • A list of essential field trips (e.g., filing DBAs, legal steps)
  • Suggested enrichment field trips (e.g., marketing agencies)
  • Guidance on selecting meaningful, safe, and effective field trips
  • Criteria for identifying strong guest speakers
  • Guidance on mentor roles and engagement
  • Invitation templates for community participants

YEA! National shows you how to connect students directly with local entrepreneurs and business leaders.

What You Get with a YEA! License

  • Turnkey, nationally recognized curriculum
  • Complete lesson plans, syllabi, and slide decks
  • Proven student recruitment plan & marketing templates
  • Admissions tools: applications, interviews, rubrics & letters
  • Instructor & Program Manager hiring and training guidance
  • Signature event playbooks (Orientation, Investor Panel, Trade Show, Graduation)
  • Event timelines, checklists & customizable invitations
  • Field trip planning guidance & suggested experiences
  • Guest speaker & mentor recruitment criteria + templates
  • Committee structures to lighten your workload
  • Sample budgets & estimated program costs
  • Sponsorship opportunity outlines & guidance
  • Pre‑ and post‑program student impact surveys
  • Nationwide benchmarking and research data
  • Launch training, document review & on‑site support
  • Ongoing access to YEA! National expertise and training