Youth Entrepreneurship: You Can Be the E

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Youth Entrepreneurship You Can Be the E
Love It! Plan It! Do It!

• Steve Henness
• 4-H Center for Youth Development

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Standing Poll (Vote with Your Feet)

• Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or
  strongly disagree with each of the following
  statements?
• As a place to live, my community is getting
  better all the time.
• My community wont be the place I choose to live
  in ten years.
• I would like to open my own business some day.
• If I decided to open a business tomorrow, adults
  in my community would help me start it and grow
  it into a success.
• I will stay and live in my community if I have
  the opportunity to do so.

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Survey Results Show

• 70 of high school students would like to own a
  business some day.
• -Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
• 70 of high school students would like to stay in
  their home communities.
• -Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

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• In most rural communities, the message young
  people are hearing from adults is

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• In most rural communities, the message young
  people are hearing from adults is You have to
  leave this town if you want to find opportunity
  and be successful in life.

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Does That Make Sense?
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Young People in Missouri Have the Potential to Be
Home Grown Entrepreneurs
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What is an Entrepreneur?

• An entrepreneur is a person who has the insight
  to see an opportunity and seize it. I think
  successful entrepreneurs are strong leaders, have
  high integrity, and are willing to take a risk to
  achieve success in business.
• -Paul Haarstick, age 16
• PaulNet Communications, Vergas, MN

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What is an Entrepreneur?

• Although an entrepreneur is classified as one
  who starts his/her own business, there is a lot
  more involved. It requires time, effort, hard
  work, and dedication. I didnt plan to be an
  entrepreneur it was a spontaneous response to
  seeing an opportunity.
• -Lacey Kleckner, age 16
• Cool Strings Jewelry, Allentown, PA

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Entrepreneurship is About

• Loving It
• Planning It
• Doing It

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Examples of Young Entrepreneurs at Work
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Manure Gourmet

• Coy Funk, 14, and Skylar Schipper, 13Stillwater,
  OK

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Skinny Dipper Apples

• Dustin Beck, age 19
• Beverly Hills, CA

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Deatons Corn Maze

• Kelsey Deaton, age 17Troy, OH

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Now Its Your Turn!
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Picture Yourself in Business!

• Who would you involve?
• What would you sell?
• When would your business be open?
• Where would your business be located?
• How would you market your product or service?
• Why is this a good choice of business over others?

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Main Street MCB

• (Youth Business Idea Competition)

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Create a Business Card for Your Business!
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What Goes in a Business Card?

• Business name
• Logo
• Brief description of product or service
• Business owner name
• Address, phone number, email, web

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Main Street MCB Part 1

• Be sure your business card includes your name and
  email address.
• Pick up some startup money from one of our
  bankers.
• Pick out a location for your business.

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Main Street MCB Part 2

• Vote for one or more of your favorite business
  ideas by placing your money under the business
  cards on the grid.
• Think about which ideas are the most creative,
  and stand the best chance to succeed. (Hint
  which products or services would you actually
  buy?)
• You may only vote for other business cards (not
  your own).

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Main Street MCB Part 3

• Results will be posted on the MCB website after
  the conference.
• An electronic photo of your business card will be
  e-mailed to you.
• We will add your name to a statewide database of
  young people interested in entrepreneurship.

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Go For It!
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In Conclusion

• What Gift Do You Want from Your Community at High
  School Graduation?

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• Keys to a sports car? -D
• A suit case? (the message you have to move away
  in order to be successful.)
• Or a mail box? (the message you have an address
  for success right herethink about staying, or
  coming back!)

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Be the E curriculumhttp//www.4hccsprojects.com
/entrepreneur/
The End!
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• Steve Henness
• 4-H Center for Youth Development
• 803 Clark Hall
• University of MissouriColumbia, MO 65211Tel
  573/884-6618Email hennesss_at_umsystem.edu
• Web http//4h.missouri.edu