The Young Entrepreneur Series (YES) is an initiative by the White House and the SBA to connect young and aspiring entrepreneurs with SBA officials, local business advisors and resources to help them start or grow their own small business.
Entrepreneurship among young people remains below average and young entrepreneurs face unique challenges. With youth unemployment twice the national average in many communities, particularly communities of color and veterans, the Obama administration recognizes a need to promote and better support the efforts of young people to create jobs for themselves and others. The YES forums are part of a larger effort to reach out to young people and let them know the federal government has tools to help them start, grow and succeed as small business owners.
SBA is holding five YES forums in 2011 that will reach a broad audience, including young veterans, urban and rural entrepreneurs, and others.
Register for the Young Veteran Entrepreneurs Forum, San Diego, CA
Monday, November 7, 2011 | 5:30 pm PST
San Diego State University’s Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA
Register for the Rural Young Entrepreneurs Forum, Ames, IA
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | 4:00 pm CST
Iowa State University
3rd floor Scheman
Iowa State Center
Ames, IA
Register for the Young Entrepeneurs Event Supporting Minority Entrepreneurs, Charlotte, NC
Thursday, November, 17, 2011 | 9:00 am EST
Johnson C. Smith University
Biddle Hall Auditorium
100 Beatties Ford Road
Charlotte, NC 28216
Register for the Native American Young Entrepreneurs Forum, Tahlequah, OK
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | 5:30 pm CST
Northeastern State University
Webb Building
600 North Grand Avenue
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Register for the SBA Young Entrepreneur Series-Milwaukee, WI
Thursday, December 1, 2011 | 5:30 PM Central
VETransfer
161 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 2100
Milwaukee, WI 53203
