2000 Youth Entrepreneur Camp Keeping Iowa's Best and Brightest with Opportunities Studies have shown that students who have experienced entrepreneur workshops tend to stay in Iowa for their higher education and furthermore, stay in the state for their future careers. The original purpose for the Building Community through Youth Entrepreneur project's creators was to address Iowa's low ranking among other states on measurements of entrepreneurship and new business start-ups. In fact, since the program started in 1996, Iowa has gained in the rankings. What the project investigators didn't expect to encounter were some other highly important outcomes.
Communities get highly involved.
Every program takes on its own individual personality. We look upon our support of the youth entrepreneur camp as an investment in our future. Youth who develop strong business skills are self-motivated and on their wayto being the successful community leaders of tomorrow. The curriculum is designed to incorporate fun, hands-on learning, use of creativity, and teamwork. Other topics include management, capital and finance, and business ethics.