Support Young Entrepreneurs | Innovative Impacts

From “I have an idea” to “I can build this.”

The Young Entrepreneur Training Institute gives youth practical, hands-on experience developing a product or service, calculating costs, setting prices, building a brand, serving customers, and making their first sales.

Along the way, participants learn to organize their ideas, make thoughtful decisions, solve problems, communicate clearly, and understand the value of their own work.

Community members browse tables of products and artwork at a local market event — A community market creates opportunities for makers and entrepreneurs to meet customers.

Your support puts learning into action.

Choose an impact level or enter the amount that feels right to you.

$50

Product Builder
Materials for developing and testing an idea.

$150

Brand Builder
Branding, packaging, and marketing essentials.

$300

Launch Partner
First inventory that prepares a youth business to sell.

$750

Market Sponsor
A pop-up market and real-world sales experience.

$2,500

Community Enterprise Sponsor
Fuel a complete learning and launch experience.

Imagine. Build. Sell. Grow.

Imagine

Identify strengths, notice needs, and shape an idea with purpose.

Build

Create, test, price, and improve a product or service.

Sell

Practice marketing, customer service, and real-world sales.

Grow

Reflect on results, build financial confidence, and plan what comes next.

Many interests. Many paths to enterprise.

YETI helps young people recognize that creativity, practical skills, technology, and everyday services can all become opportunities to earn, learn, and contribute.

A young person's hand uses a pencil and ruler to sketch a measured product concept on graph paper — Plan and sketch a product idea

Two young makers work together on a colorful product prototype — Collaborate and improve ideas

Young people gather around a 3D printer to learn how digital designs become physical products — Use technology to create inventory

Possible ventures can include: drink stands, pet care, babysitting, handmade goods, neighborhood services, digital design, and 3D-printed products.

Help a young idea become a real opportunity.

Choose your sponsorship level below. Your gift supports practical learning, supplies, mentorship, and opportunities to launch.

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$50 — Help provide materials for product development
$150 — Help one young entrepreneur develop branding and marketing
$300 — Help launch a young entrepreneur’s first inventory
$750 — Help provide a pop-up market and learning experience
$2,500 — Become a Community Enterprise Sponsor

Help a young person move from an idea to a product, service, or first sale.

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Stock photo credits: ANYA RICHTER and Adam Winger on Unsplash. Additional photos courtesy of Innovative Impacts.

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