1 / 27

Craig Schroeder Senior Associate

Engaging Entrepreneurial Young People . Craig Schroeder Senior Associate. February 21, 2008 Indiana HTC Academy. Agenda:. Making the Case Engaging ‘E’ Young People System for Youth Engagement Models and Resources Next Steps for Your Community.

maxim
Download Presentation

Craig Schroeder Senior Associate

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Engaging Entrepreneurial Young People Craig SchroederSenior Associate February 21, 2008 Indiana HTC Academy

  2. Agenda: • Making the Case • Engaging ‘E’ Young People • System for Youth Engagement • Models and Resources • Next Steps for Your Community

  3. Critical Issues • Generational Wealth Transfer • Historical Youth Out-Migration Trends • Loss of Farms, Industry and Small Businesses • Erosion of Leadership and Civic Capacity

  4. Gallup Poll Results Seven out of 10 (69%) high-school students are interested in starting their own business, but 86% rated themselves as very poor to fair on their knowledge of business and entrepreneurship. 85% of these students thought it was important or very important to receive entrepreneurship education in schools. Gallup Organization, Inc. 1994

  5. Sampling of Youth Survey Results Survey of all high school (9-12) students, 2005-06

  6. More Youth Survey Results Survey of all JH and HS (7-12) students, 2007

  7. New Opportunities • Entrepreneurship • Information Technology • Biotechnology • Youth Perspectives • Family and Community • Quality of Life and Civic Engagement • Entrepreneurship – a preferred career path

  8. Youth Are Critical to Rural Vitality! • 3:1 positive impact upon population • Long-term business and career goals • Educated workforce for expanding businesses • Substantial consumers of goods and services • New energy, skills, ideas and resources • Support and use public institutions • Retention of local generational wealth

  9. Targeting Youth “E” Talent… Youth currently in your community may well represent your greatest resource for economic growth and community sustainability. The challenge is to: engage these youth, equip them with the skills and knowledge to be successful, and then support them and their enterprising ventures.

  10. Exercise: Youth Engagement Community Capacity Questionnaire

  11. How do communities involve youth? Do to Youth Do for Youth Do with Youth Skateboard Zoning Trash Cleanup Focus on Stars and Ignore Other Youth Teen Center College Scholarships Tell Youth the Right Way to Do Things Youth Events Decision Making Listen and Support Youth Discovery

  12. Tools for Youth Engagement • Listening and encouraging by adults • Scholarships and apprenticeships • Personal finance education • Micro-lending fund • Business incubator and support services • Peer networks and adult mentors • Generational Business Transfer

  13. Identifying E-Youth • May not immediately come to mind • Can be introverted to very engaging • Creative and enjoy experimenting • May find them in the workshop or craft room • May not be high academic achievers • Often have one or more micro-businesses • May talk about markets more than sports, etc. • Usually know they are wired differently (1:10)

  14. Young Adult ‘E’ Indicators • Own a business or express this desire • Have a micro-business on the side • Might find them drawing ideas on napkins • Engaged in creative hobbies – talent or gift • May be involved in non-profit or civic roles • Taking a marketing class at an area college • Come up with creative ways to solve problems • May have put their dream on the back burner

  15. Youth Engagement System Entrepreneurial Education & Career Development Equip Engage Youth Involvement & Leadership in Community Community Support of Youth & Enterprises Support

  16. Models… …Putting All the Pieces Together!

  17. Indiana Success Story

  18. Two HTC Case Studies… Knox County Valley County

  19. Case Study #1: Knox County

  20. Youth Chamber of Commerce Invitation to Get Involved! Thinking Outside the Box Event Inventors Club Individual Project Community Foundation Group Project Leadership Quest Business Project 11th Grade Summer E-ship Program Nebraska Business Development Center Community College Campuses Host Communities Community Focused

  21. Case Study #2: Valley County

  22. Ord’s Young Entrepreneur Fair The Vision: 100’s of Young Entrepreneurs! Nancy Glaubke Business Development Coordinator

  23. Resources: • Innovation Center Tool Kit for Youth & Adults In Charting Assets & Creating Change (Formerly part of National 4H Council) www.theinnovationcenter.org • Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Clearinghouse of entrepreneurship education resources www.entre-ed.org • The Rural School and Community Trust Resources for rural schools and community-based learning www.ruraledu.org • EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) Project oriented curriculum for middle-school age youth 4h.unl.edu/esi

  24. Local Resources: • Teachers • Youth Program Leaders • Young Adults • Successful Entrepreneurs • Parents and Grandparents • Service Providers • Volunteers

  25. Mobilizing the Community • Find Several Champions • Engage School Administration Early • Look for Youth Organization Partner(s) • Core Mobilization Team: Youth and Young Adults School Administration and Key Faculty Youth Organization Leaders

  26. Vehicles to Consider • 4H • Jr. Achievement • FFA, FCCLA, FBLA, DECA • Young Adult Groups • Community Organizations

  27. Center Resources • Center for Rural Entrepreneurship www.energizingentrepreneurs.org • RUPRI www.rupri.org craigs@neb.rr.com

More Related