About
The LA21 Youth Entrepreneur Leadership Program (LA21-YELP) This program teaches and prepares youth, between the ages of 10–17 the basics of the business world. It exposes students to valuable skills that translate into successful business ventures, better job opportunities, and enhanced real-world skills. The program provies an overview of the basic characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, the risks and rewards of running a business, life skills (including budgeting and investing), the importance of a business plan, and the steps of how to write one.
Program Objectives
- To create an atmosphere of fun and learning
- To learn to work and cooperate in groups
- To encourage students to think like an entrepreneur
- To gain an understanding of entrepreneurship as a viable career option
- To generate business ideas
- To identify and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities within their community
- To help participants learn about their community
- To develop and implement a business plan
Curriculum
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Negotiating Skills
- Profit & Revenue
- Marketing
- Business Concepts
- Business Action Plan
- Online Strategy and many more…
Our program equips young people with the values and vision to pursue their dreams.
We strive to change the mindsets of young people, so they believe in
themselves and what they can accomplish. Our experiential education model instills entrepreneurial and economic principles built for prosperity. We inspire students to overcome barriers and seize opportunities for good. We introduce economic thinking and strive to instill the moral character necessary for our youth to lead lives as thriving, productive citizens
Our Values
Values are the very principles that guide our behavior, and we believe ours are integral in leading students and alumni to fulfilling and meaningful lives.
- Responsibility – Take responsibility for your own life.
- Be Principled – Always act with integrity, respect, and toleration.
- Knowledge – Seek and use the best knowledge, drive change that benefits others, and exemplify humility and intellectual honesty.
- Freedom – Respect the rights of others and study the links between
freedom, entrepreneurship, and societal well-being. - Passion – Find fulfillment in your life by improving the lives of others.
- Opportunity – You make your own opportunities.
- Sound Judgment – Use economic thinking to create the greatest benefit while using the least resources.
- Win-Win Focus – Cooperation creates real value in society – for yourself and others.
Program Photos
Above: LA21-YELP Students meet local business owners on Lancaster Ave and take notes to learn about entrepreneurship.
Above: LA21-YELP Students walk down Lancaster Ave to learn about entrepreneurship from small business owners.
Above: LA21-YELP Program Final Business Presentation & Product Showcase
Above: LA21-YELP trip to an NYC business corridor to meet local business owners and learn about their business.
Above: Young people filling their bellies after a long day trip to NYC to meet and learn from small business owners.