Youth ResourcesYouth City Council Guide Book.1995 Edition. Action Kit for Municipal Leaders: Promoting Youth ParticipationIssue #3. National Association of Development Organization Economic Development Digest. "Making Rural Life Appealing to Young PeopleBy Doyle, Zanetta. Entrepreneurship: Ideas in ActionEntrepreneurship: Ideas in Action Student Entrepreneurial Training (SET) programAceNet. Cash Flow for KidsThis company offers a game to teach kids the basics of cash flow and wealth building. Consortium for Entrepreneurial EducationThis web page is for teachers, instructors, program developers and others who help students of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)The mission of DECA is to enhance the co-curricular education of students with interests in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. DECA helps students develop skills and competence for marketing careers, build self-esteem, experience leadership and practice community service. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationEMKF has developed curricula for youth entrepreneurship including Mini-Society for grades 3-6 (www.minisociety.com) and Making a Job (http://info.makingajob.com). The new game "Hotshot Business" is available online which allows kids to create virtual businesses. To learn more about the project, visit http://www.emkf.org/pages/355.cfm or to play the game, visit http://www.disney.com/hotshot . National Center on Economic EducationNCEE's mission is to help students develop the real-life skills they need to succeed: to be able to think and choose responsibly as consumers, savers, investors, citizens, members of the workforce, and effective participants in a global economy. National Foundation for Teaching EntrepreneurshipNFTE's mission is to teach entrepreneurship to low-income young people, ages 11 through 18, so they can become economically productive members of society by improving their academic, business, technology and life skills. Online Magazines for Teen EntrepreneursOnline Magazines for Teen Entrepreneurs. REAL EnterprisesREAL's mission is to help individuals, schools, communities, and rural America grow through hands-on entrepreneurship education and to prepare youth and adults to be active, self-sufficient, and productive citizens who can contribute to their community's social and economic development. Rural School and Community TrustThe Rural School and Community Trust is a national nonprofit organization rooted in rural America. The Trust works with a network of schools and community groups striving to improve the quality of education and community life and to improve state policy on education. Youth Venture Grant ProgramYouth Venture invests in the ideas of young people, ages 12-20, who create, launch, and lead sustainable community-benefiting clubs, businesses, and organizations. More than 600 teams of young people have started Ventures around the United States. The Youth Venture Grant Program provides up to $1,000 grants to young people (12 to 20) who have a dream or identify a need in their school or community, develop an idea and then, with a team, launch their own community-minded organizations to address that dream or need. Linking Youth Savings and EntrepreneurshipKim Pate, Linking Youth Savings and Entrepreneurship, A White Paper, CFED, 2006. Energizing Youth Entrepreneurs in Rural CommunitiesThis publication brings together significant work on youth entrepreneurship completed by the staff of the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and the staff of HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC), a partnership between the Nebraska Community Foundation, the Heartland Center for Leadership Development, the Center for Rural Affairs and the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI)EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) is an exciting, interactive, and comprehensive curriculum project designed for youth, ages 10-19. ESI uses a variety of tools to help participants develop their entrepreneurial skills and find their business niche. Through exciting activities, case studies and current technology, participants are transformed into budding entrepreneurs. Rural Renewal Youth Executive SummaryRural Renewal Youth Executive Summary
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