This upcoming fall will be the 11th year of our local YEA! program here at the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. We are recruiting middle and high school students who are looking to build valuable life skills for their futures! YEA! is a 26-week academic program that will be meeting starting in early October…

YEA! 2023 Saunders Scholar

This year, the Grand Junction Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Investor Panel selected Alivia Nicodemus, the CEO of Home-Town Macrame, as the 2023 Grand Junction Young Entrepreneurs Academy Saunders Scholar finalist. All students pitched their business ideas, in March 2023, to the investor panel with a five-minute presentation which was followed up by a Q&A portion…

The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneur’s Academy (YEA!) has an exciting month approaching with their YEA! Trade Show scheduled on May 6th and class graduation on May 9th. The YEA! students are ages 11 to 18 and are taught by local entrepreneurs and introduced to guest lecturers, successful entrepreneurs, and business mentors….

2023 YEA! Investor Panel

For the past ten years, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce has been proud to offer the Young Entrepreneur Academy (YEA!). This important program turns students as young as 11 into the CEOs of their very own businesses, helping to develop the skills necessary to be successful members of our future workforce and economy….

2023 YEA! Investor Panel

For the past ten years, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce has been proud to offer the Young Entrepreneur Academy (YEA!). This important program turns students as young as 11 into the CEOs of their very own businesses, helping to develop the skills necessary to be successful members of our future workforce and economy….

YEA! Student gives presentation at YEA! Investor Panel 2022

On Tuesday, March 14th at 6:00PM, our student entrepreneurs will finally take the stage to present their business plans in front of a panel of local industry leaders. Our students have been tirelessly practicing and polishing their presentations and are ready to share their hard work with you! This year’s class is ready to take…

Shop for everyone on your list! The 2022 YEA! Holiday Gift Guide has options for all kinds!

The YEA! students are students ages 11 to 18 and are taught by local entrepreneurs and are introduced to guest lecturers, successful entrepreneurs, and business mentors. During the course of the program, students have created their own business plan, pitched their business plan, and now they will unveil their business at a trade show. This…

Last month, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy student/CEOs met with an investor panel in a “shark tank” like experience to pitch their ideas and ask for seed capital. Eight students were awarded a cumulative total of $7500 to start their enterprises. The students/CEOs will now launch their businesses and participate in a trade show on May…

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