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Young Entrepreneurs @ Ashland is a week-long, day program for all students entering grades 8-12, on the campus of Ashland University, in Ashland, Ohio. July 14- July 18, 2008 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. During the program, students will form companies, design and fabricate a new product, develop a sales and marketing campaign, maintain a company financial record and participate in a new product business trade show. Current university entrepreneurial students will serve as mentors to each student company.
Students will spend part of each day in Ashland University's state-of-the-art trading room, experiencing stock trading and developing their own stock portfolio. Students are scheduled to participate in a videoconference with a New York City stock trader to pose questions about the stock market and careers in finance.
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Description
YEA is a comprehensive, interactive program which immerses students in
many facets of the business world. While learning by doing, students will
grasp the fundamentals of entrepreneurship through engagement and the
guided practice of university faculty.
Members
of the local business community will present students real-life business
problems. After participating in brainstorming sessions, students will
present their solution ideas to the business members.