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Learning Community Workgroup

Learning Community Workgroup. Youth Entrepreneurship. In the beginning……………

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Learning Community Workgroup

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  1. Learning Community Workgroup Youth Entrepreneurship • In the beginning…………… • Karen Bantel gathered a group of individuals from across Mid Michigan who have a common desire to work collaboratively and strategically to promote youth entrepreneurship as a vehicle for transformational change in our culture and Michigan’s economy. • To date the work group consists of: • Karen Bantel - MEEN • Doug Woodard - Generation E Institute (and/or Cheryl Peters) • Kathy Conklin - Saginaw County Business Partnership • Kristen Taylor - Junior Achievement • Joel Rash - UM-Flint, Manager of LAUNCH • Erica Tobe - MSU 4-H Programs • Arif Sultan - SVSU • Barb Sageman – SVSU • Toni Glasscoe – LCC • Kelly Williams – DeWitt High School • After two preliminary meetings we were able to hone in on a target.

  2. Learning Community Workgroup Youth Entrepreneurship Workgroup Goals • Identify youth entrepreneurship activities and resources • GenX Startup.com: is a web site to help teach Generation X about starting a business and to tell others about what their fellow Gen X'ers are doing. Biz Nuts & Bolts is a web-based tutorial on the elements of starting your own company: http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/genx/biznuts.html • Marketplace for Kids: was developed to encourage youth to explore entrepreneurship and self-employment through recognition and development of their inventive, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. A free curriculum for educators is available at: http://www.marketplaceforkids.org/information/vision.asp. (See mention above under “Available Online Entrepreneurship Curriculum”.) • Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS): is an online resource that enables Michigan high schools to provide courses (all taught by certified teachers) and other learning tools that students wouldn't otherwise have access to. Funded by the Michigan Legislature in July 2000, it works in cooperation with individual school districts to grant course credit and diplomas. MVHS offers an online entrepreneurship course: http://www.mivhs.org/course_details.cfm?courseID=020B0159 • Develop a system for communicating youth entrepreneurship activities and resources • and a vehicle for collaboration • -Mid Michigan Learning Community website

  3. Learning Community Workgroup Take Action……Show Me the Money • Identify and communicate information concerning exiting funds that could be leveraged to support youth entrepreneurship • MVHS • Coleman Foundation • Kauffman Foundation • Hughes Foundation • Merrill Lynch • Mott Foundation • More than money, other resources………..Sanjib Chowdhury (EMU), Tuscola ISD, Youth Micro-enterprise and Livelihoods: State of the Field

  4. Learning Community Workgroup Next Steps…..the future of Youth Entrepreneurship

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