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The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is an innovative 7-month program for Loudoun students.

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is an innovative and exciting 7-month class that transforms middle and high school students into real, confident entrepreneurs. Throughout the class, students develop business ideas, write business plans, conduct market research, pitch their plans to a panel of investors, and are ready to launch and run their own real, legal, fully formed companies and social

movements. Complete with dynamic guest speakers from the local business community and exciting behind-the-scenes trips to local companies, the fun, projects-based YEA! approach empowers students to take charge of their futures in a profound way. General Information

Founded in 2004 at the University of Rochester with support from the Kauffman Foundation, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy today serves thousands of students in communities across America. In 2011, the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation became a national sponsor and partner of the Academy to help celebrate the spirit of enterprise among today’s youth and tomorrow’s future leaders. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy is not only a wonderful tool to teach students about business, but also a great way to build confident leaders with values. An excellent instrument to unify the business and educational communities, YEA! continues to expand across the country to fulfill our mission of teaching more students how to make a job, not just take a job.

15/02/2026

24/12/2025

Last week, we had a great group of mentors join us for our YEA Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce mentor training session!

We're excited for all of our mentors to join us next month to work one-on-one with their mentees for our four mentoring sessions!

19/12/2025

Huge thanks to Krista Woods for inspiring our YEA Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce class!

Krista shared her incredible journey from spotting a real-world problem to building GloveStix, winning Today Show’s Next Big Thing, and taking on the Sharks on Shark Tank. 🦈💰 Along the way, she packed the session with practical, real-life business advice our students can use now.

14/10/2025

A story about the different emotions children of Breast Cancer patients go through and how they overcome the difficult times with love and support. The book shows how different children react differently and that every emotion is valid.

05/06/2025

$5,000 in Investments Awarded to Six Student Businesses in 9th Annual YEA! Business Plan Competition Lansdowne, VA – The Loudoun Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Class of 2025 held its 9th Annual Investor Panel on April 8, 2025, where 22 local student entrepreneurs pitched their busi...

20/05/2025

Twelve Loudoun County high school students are among 2,500 nationwide to qualify for National Merit Scholarships. They receive $2,500 for their future academic endeavors at accredited universities.

02/05/2025

YEA! Investor Panel
Our Class of 2025 did an excellent job pitching their businesses to a panel of judges in the hopes of winning seed money to launch their business!

08/04/2025

Thank you to our amazing YEA! Loudoun Class of 2025 mentors for guiding our future business leaders and entrepreneurs!

We know each of your mentees will do a fabulous job presenting at tomorrow's YEA! 9th Annual Investor Panel!

Reggie Baker, Black Connoisseur Consulting
Solitaire Carroll, One Sparrow DC
Brandon Ferris, Loudoun VA Economic Development
Robyn James, Birdie Everything llc
Raj Kalra, Optimysis
Debbie Leben, DL Coaching
Colleen Lovelace, Lighthouse Mental Health Network
Jacob MacIntyre, Aperçu Eyewear
Doug Mattice, Doug Mattice Business & Branding
Lisa Max, The ARC of Loudoun
Scott Montgomery, Worldgate, LLC
Meredith Nicklas, The CFO Solution, LLC
Viviane Okorie, Inovativ Scrubs
Tim Reichert, Lifecycle Sherlock
Eric Retzlaff, Northwestern Mutual
Mark Rider, Marbles Business Solutions
Sherif Said, Motiv8 Consulting
Marty Shoup, Blue Lion Multimedia
Jordan Smith, Tree of Life Ministries
Rajat Varuni, SuccessKPI
Martha Wiley, Providence Academy
Daniela Williams, Cucinamore, LLC
Sharon Wright, Loud & Clear Marketing
Justin Zubrick, Worldgate, LLC

More info about YEA!:
https://www.loudounchamber.org/yea
Applications are open for Class of 2026!

Address

19301 Winmeade Drive Suite 210

20176

Telephone

+15712099033

Website

http://www.loudounchamber.org/yea/

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