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The first Warren Miller Freedom Foundation Young Entrepreneurs class was piloted in two classes in the summer of 2004 on Orcas Island in Washington State with 20 young people. The Young Entrepreneurs program has existed for two years in the Seattle area. We started our classes through the YMCA after school programs in the fall of 2006 with 4 after school classes and 35 students. By the end of the school year we had a total of 21 classes over 3 sessions serving over 200 students.

The classes are now offered through community centers, nonprofit organizations and after school programs. New students enroll each session as it is a repeated 10 week curriculum however, students are encouraged to continue with the next session to support their on-going business and reinforce the tenets of small business operation with the guidance of the mentor.

  • Class size: up to 20 (depending upon age)
  • Grades 6-12
  • Course is 10 weeks, once a week for 2 hours
  • Mentor Guide and Student Guide provided by WMFF
  • Mentors are college students, business professionals, or leaders from the sponsoring organization (Mentor Guide covers all that is needed to teach the program…the Mentor/Leader need not to ever have operated a business)
  • Sponsoring organizations are encouraged to include the WMFF program in their roster of classes

Here are some interesting statistics for the 2007-2008 school year:

  • Summer 2007: 14 classes: 107 students
  • Fall 2007: 21 classes: 206 students
  • Winter 2008: 19 classes: 122 students
  • Spring 2008: 19 classes: 137 students

We monitored the top three students from each class (219) and their gross income was a total of $16,622. In addition, one group raised $2100 for a fundraiser and another received a $1500 grant from the city to start their T-shirt business.

*Click here to read testimonials from students who have successfully completed the Young Entrepreneurs Program*