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Youth Entrepreneur Award!
ABOUT THE AWARD
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A Celebration of Learning Thorough Entrepreneurship.
YEA! is a worldwide opportunity for youth (ages 18 and under) to showcase their creations and demonstrate the learning that comes through entrepreneurship. Youth entrepreneurs and creatives of all types -- nonprofit, for-profit, and social -- are invited to apply. Their learning journeys will be judged by a panel of entrepreneurial and learning experts at the 2023 Liberation of Education Conference.
Timeline
Here is the order of events for the 2023 YEA! competition:
January 1st
The YEA! application will officially open.
February 25th
YEA! semi-finalist interviews will begin on LinkedIn Live, Saturdays 11am EST.
March 31st
The YEA! application will officially close.
May 20th-21st
The winner of the YEA! 2023 competition will be announced at the 2023 Liberation of Education Conference.
HOW TO APPLY
STEP 1
Complete the initial application to get started.
STEP 2
Based on the initial application, semi-finalists will be invited to be interviewed on a LinkedIn Live show.
STEP 3 - Liberation of Education Conference
Finalists will be invited to give a final pitch (virtually) to a team of celebrity judges. Awards will be announced and awarded at the conference.
WANT TO HELP GROW YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS?
Sign up for updates about the YEA! contest, the Liberation of Education Conference, and other ways to promote entrepreneurship in young people.
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We are led by the belief that entrepreneurship is a valid educational path.
“I’d rather hire a failed entrepreneur than a Columbia MBA.” – IBM Executive