YE National Summit

Youth Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit that teaches middle and high school students entrepreneurial and economic concepts, will host the second annual YE National Summit at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. The summit is for program graduates from across the country and has 300 spots. The week-long event will offer hands-on activities and networking opportunities, and participants will visit different sites around Detroit.

Corporate sponsors include Guardian Industries, Ford Motor Co., Motown Museum, and Southwest Airlines.

The Youth Entrepreneurs program is offered in 10 schools in southeast Michigan and is in its third year in the state. More schools be announced this summer before the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. Nationally, the program has more than 30,000 alumni and is offered in 19 states.

More information on the organization is available here. Information on the event and sponsorship opportunities are available here.