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Format:
9:00 p to 9:20 p
9:30 p to 12:50 p Workshops & Student Entrepreneur Exhibits 1 p to 2 p Investment: Statistics: $7 per person # of Students Workshops 500 (capacity 600) 9 interactive workshops to expose youth to entrepreneurship, nancial education and technology 3 workshops for teachers interested in exposing youth to entrepreneurship and nancial education. Note: All workshops include strategies on how to apply innovation to every business Age Volunteers Geography Campus Producer: CoProducer Contact/ Registration Open to youth ages 10 through 18 30 State of Maryland Luncheon, Awards Ceremony, Marketplace & Artist Showcase
Engaging Youth Entrepreneurs for Change Yvette Racks and Omar Muhammad, 443.885.3663
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#EYECON
The Premier Youth Entrepreneurship Conference! ! ! ! ! ! ! Thursday, May 1, 2014
Workshops
The following workshops will be conducted simultaneously. Students may select three workshops to attend.
Thursday May 1, 2014 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Morgan State University Student Center Calvin & Tina Tyler Ballroom 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 REGISTER ONLINE www.eyeforchange.org CONTACT US (443) 885-3663 yvette.racks@morgan.edu
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
Agenda
Time 8:00am-8:45am 9:00am 9:30am-10:30am 10:40am-11:40am 11:50am-12:50pm 1:00pm 2:00pm Activity Registration, Breakfast, Kick Off Welcome & Opening Remarks Workshops Workshops Workshops Lunch, Awards, Marketplace & Artist Showcase Conference Ends
#EYECON
The 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 9th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Conference
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Student Profile
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AFYA Public Charter School Amerigroup/Corp of Nation Baltimore Community High School Bluford Drew Jemison Academy - West City High School EVOKUeagle High Road School Mervo High School Old Court Middle School Patterson High School Powhatan Elementary School Regional F. Lewis High School Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School
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Total Attendees
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Student Association),
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349 youth in 5th - 12th grade 158 watched online 27 17, 3 youth vendors
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Evaluations
Overall satisfaction with the conference !!!!!!!!!! ! After attending the conference, would you like to pursue entrepreneurship as your career?!! !
YES
Overall, based on your total experience at the conference, will you attend or recommend someone else attend next years conference?!
YES
Overall, would you say the conference taught you things (entrepreneurship, money, and leadership) that you are not learning in school and/or at home?
YES
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Speakers
Shout out to all the speakers. Here are some testimonies from students.
The speaker was really good! Now I know how to make an app.
Well prepared, satised, glad for list of free tools to create apps...
I did not know about technology in my generation, now I know how to use...
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A day in pictures
please visit...www.facebook.com/eyeforchange
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BizTechKids
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Entrepreneurial Societies
What the EYE Society brings to your students, staff and surrounding community...
Business planning workshops Creation of business within school; Each school will have an Entrepreneur in Residence to offer mentoring Creation of a Financial Plan, helping individuals become financially literate Use our trademark Design Plan as a tool for tracking goals (school, career, life) and a visual action plan for life Participate in community service events Network with other youth involved in entrepreneurship Network with entrepreneurs and professionals based on career decision, speaker series Attend annual youth entrepreneurship conference Access to university resources (students, staff, rooms, tours, clubs, etc.) Access to media outlets (radio, television) to promote activities at and around the school Mentorship opportunities Students
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