Imagine if you could have taken a class and started your first business at the age of 13 or 17 rather than 25 or 35 or even 65! Where would that knowledge have taken you? That is what the Young Entrepreneurs Academy does for up to 24 lucky middle and high school students each year.
Applications were pouring in as of press time from eager young students (deadline for applications is September 15th) and the first class is slated to begin on Tuesday, October 11th at Western Colorado Community College. The Chamber is grateful to the many workforce partners, financial sponsors and business volunteers that make this dynamic and powerful opportunity available to youth in our community. In particular this month we want to thank our three business instructors who have committed to ten weeks of instruction each: Christian Herrera, X106.9 KMZK, Heather Lambeth, New Image Realty, and Steve Hudson, OfficeMax. We still have multiple volunteer opportunities available including mentors, guest speakers, field trip hosts and much more. For information, contact Terri Smatla (terri@gjchamber.org).
We wish to thank our program partners: Western Colorado Community College, Mesa County Valley School District 51, Mesa County Workforce Center and Business Incubator Center.
We could not do this without our program sponsors. They include:
Presenting Sponsor: City of Grand Junction
Premier Sponsors: CAPCO, Home Loan, Mesa County Workforce Center
Scholarship Sponsor: Mesa County Business Education Foundation
Investor Panel Sponsors: Mesa County Valley School District 51, US Bank, Alpine Bank, OBJ Group, VanWinkle Enterprises (YEA! alumni), Community Banks, StarTek, JGMS and Bank of Colorado.
Click here to download full version of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce September 2016 Newsletter.
