Youth-Oriented Resources
School programs or certification courses at Georgia’s technical colleges offer youth entrepreneurship and mentoring programs. You may also check your local chamber of commerce to learn of youth programs within your own community.
Technical Resources
Explore opportunities in the global marketplace, take advantage of training programs and in-depth business and technical assistance for emerging and existing youth-oriented firms.
Youth Entrepreneurs Georgia (YEGeorgia)
Founded in 2006, Youth Entrepreneurs® Georgia (YEGeorgia) teaches students how to become entrepreneurs or to think like one. In a full-year course, students learn the fundamentals of how to start a business. As their capstone project students write and present a workable business plan. Throughout the year students receive ongoing support by our certified entrepreneurship teachers and one-on-one interactions from prominent business leaders.
Club E Atlanta (Club Entrepreneur) EpiCenter Endowment Fund
The EpiCenter Endowment Fund is a Georgia nonprofit organized exclusively for the charitable purpose of providing access to capital, experience in entrepreneurship and developmental resources to students and newly formed entrepreneurs that are distressed, under-served or at-risk. The heartbeat of our existence is the YES Program. This program offers elementary, middle and high school students the experience of managing their own businesses. The resources from The EpiCenter Endowment Fund will be used for these potential entrepreneurs.
TYE TIE Young Entrepreneurs
TYE is an opportunity for high school students to learn about entrepreneurship: ideation, customer discovery, pitching and launching a company. The organization's goal is to empower students by educating them on what it takes to become the next generation of rock star entrepreneurs!
Break into Business
Provides entrepreneur camp, incubator space and classroom learning opportunities to youth grades fourth through eighth (ages 10-15).
Southwest Atlanta Youth Business Organization (SWAYBO)
SWAYBO, South West Atlanta Youth Business Organization, is open to young people, ages 8 to 18 or high school. We foster programs designed to provide disadvantaged youth with training and hands-on experience in various business fields.
Finance
Learn about financing opportunities as you start or expand your youth-oriented business.
Club E Atlanta (Club Entrepreneur) EpiCenter Endowment Fund
Club E's EpiCenter Endowment Fund is a Georgia nonprofit organized exclusively for the charitable purpose of providing access to capital, experience in entrepreneurship and developmental resources to students and newly formed entrepreneurs that are distressed, under-served or at-risk.
Building Young Entrepreneurs
Building Young Entrepreneurs teaches youth how to discover their passion, start a real business, and raise capital through crowdfunding in a 6-week summer program.
Other Resources
Browse other resources available for youth-oriented businesses in Georgia.
Youth Biz
Based in Colorado, provides youth entrepreneur in and after school camps for middle-and-high-school-aged aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs.
Junior Achievement of Georgia
JA BizTown creates an unmatched experience where 6th grade students are able to interact within a simulated economy and take on the challenge of fueling a business.