2014 youth entrepreneurship conference fact sheet

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9th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Conference 1

#EYECONThe Premiere Youth Entrepreneurship Conference


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Finding Your Way...

Topic Page

The Conference

Student Profile

Evaluations

Testimonies

A Day in Pictures

Entrepreneurship Year Round

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Event: EYECON Youth Entrepreneurship Conference

Date: May 1, 2014Time: 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Registration & breakfast: 8 a.m. through 9 a.m.

Location: Morgan State University, University Student Center, 2nd floor

Audience: Students, teachers, counselors, principals, volunteers, community

Purpose: Youth pursue entr

attitude to excel a

preneurship as career option and employ an entrepreneurial

d remain competitive in the workforce.

Format: 9:00 p to 9:20 p

9:30 p to 12:50 p

1 p to 2 p

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Workshops & Student Entrepreneur Exhibits

Luncheon, Awards Ceremony, Marketplace & Artist Showcase

Investment: $7 per person

Statistics: # of Students 500 (capacity 600)

Workshops 9 interactive workshops to expose youth to entrepreneurship,financial education and technology

3 workshops for teachers interested in exposing youth to

entrepreneurship and financial education.

Note: All workshops include strategies on how to apply innovationto every business

Age Open to youth ages 10 through 18

Volunteers 30

Geography State of Maryland

Campus

Producer:

The Entrepreneurial Development & Assistance Center

CoProducer Engaging Youth ntrepreneurs for Change

Contact/

Registration

Yvette Racks and mar Muhammad, 443.885.3663

EVENT FACT SHEET

May 1, 2014

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Agenda

Time Activity

8:00am-8:45am Registration, Breakfast, Kick Off

9:00am Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:30am-10:30am Workshops

10:40am-11:40am Workshops

11:50am-12:50pm Workshops

1:00pm Lunch, Awards, Marketplace & Artist Showcase

2:00pm Conference Ends

Workshops

The following workshops will be conducted simultaneously. Students may

select three workshops to attend.

Money Trees

Whet Your APPetite

Photo Shoot Fresh, Looking Like Wealth

Sounds Nice

Thrift Shop

Hands on the Wheel All Gold Everything

Go, Go Gadget

*2 Workshops available for adults who accompany students. The Entrepreneurial

EcoSystem for Schools and Creating a Stem Entrepreneur

#EYECONThe Premier Youth Entrepreneurship Conference Thursday, May 1, 2014

Thursday May 1, 2014

8:00 AM to 2:00 PMMorgan State UniversityStudent CenterCalvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom1700 E. Cold Spring LaneBaltimore, MD 21251

REGISTER ONLINE

www.eyeforchange.org

CONTACT US

(443) [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.eyeforchange.org/http://www.eyeforchange.org/


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#EYECONThe Premier Youth Entrepreneurship Conference Thursday, May 1, 2014

About #EYECON

This year's theme is "#EYECON". #EYECON is a play on the word

icon and EYE conference. Youth will be challenged to be the image

and symbol of excellence in entrepreneurship.

Objective

Youth pursue entrepreneurship as career option and employ an

entrepreneurial attitude to excel and remain competitive in the workforce.

For more information visit www.eyeforchange.org
http://www.eyeforchange.org/http://www.eyeforchange.org/http://www.eyeforchange.org/


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Student Profile

AFYAPublicCharterSchool

Amerigroup/CorpofNation

BaltimoreCommunityHighSchool

BlufordDrewJemisonAcademy- West

CityHighSchool

EVOKUeagle

HighRoadSchool

MervoHighSchool

OldCourtMiddleSchool

PattersonHighSchool

PowhatanElementary

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RegionalF. LewisHigh

School

WalterP. Carter

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Total Attendees

19students (MBA & MSU GraduateStudent Association), volunteers

349youth in 5th - 12th grade

158watched online

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EvaluationsOverallsatisfactionwiththeconference

fterattendingtheconference, wouldyouliketopursueentrepreneurshipasyourcareer?

Overall, basedonyourtotalexperienceattheconference, willyouattendorrecommend

omeoneelseattendnextyearsconference?

Overall, would you say the conference taught you things (entrepreneurship,

money, andleadership) thatyouarenotlearninginschooland/orathome?

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S eakers

The speaker was really good! Now Iknow how to make an app.

It was fun to learn new things.

I did not know about technology inmy generation, now I know how touse...

I love it. This was absolutelyamazing!

I loved the way we presented andinteracted.

It was cool seeing everyones ideasfor apps

Well prepared, satisfied, glad for listof free tools to create apps...

Great information that will be usedin the future.

...supplied me with very valuableinformation.

Shout

outtoallthespeakers.

Herearesometestimonies

fromstudents.


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During the Entrepreneurs Go to School (EGTS)

Tours, entrepreneurs share their secrets of success

and obstacles they faced in starting and managing a

business. As some of you may know, we always want

o make our visits to your school FUN and EXCITING.

So we'll also be featuring the same interactive

entrepreneurial game shows, prizes, and resources for

you to start your business. (Each school must have a

minimum of 50 students registered and max of 100).

The EGTS tours run September through April.

BizTechKidsSummer Academy (July throughAugust)

The 2 week academies consists of:

Learning the steps to create a mobile app business.

Receive information from seasoned entrepreneurs during daily rap

sessions.

Compete for prizes during the Invention Fair.

Creation of a design plan (vision for their life).

Create a personal financial plan.

Opportunity to appear on media outlets: radio, television and website todiscuss their business.

Field trips to expand on learning business.

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Entrepreneurial Societies

What the EYE Society brings to yourstudents, staff and surrounding community...

Students Parents/Teachers

Community

Business planning workshops x x x

Creation of business within school; Each school will havean Entrepreneur in Residence to offer mentoring

x

Creation of a Financial Plan, helping individuals becomefinancially literate

x x x

Use our trademark Design Plan as a tool for trackinggoals (school, career, life) and a visual action plan for life

x

Participate in community service events x x x

Network with other youth involved in entrepreneurship x

Network with entrepreneurs and professionals based oncareer decision, speaker series

x

Attend annual youth entrepreneurship conference x x

Access to university resources (students, staff, rooms,tours, clubs, etc.)

x x x

Access to media outlets (radio, television) to promoteactivities at and around the school

x x x

Mentorship opportunities x x x

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