12 Year-Old Kid Entrepreneur Announces Youth Entrepreneurship Week Events
Online, May 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - WHAT: Keno Lucas II Co-Founder of The KENO (Kid Entrepreneurs Need Opportunities) Micro-Fund announced that the First Annual Spring Youth Entrepreneurship Week will take place from May 14 - May 21, 2011. Lucas and other youth have planned events throughout the week to help promote entrepreneurship.
WHEN: May 14 - 21, 2011 is Youth Entrepreneurship Week. Below are details of specific events and activities sponsored by The KENO Micro-Fund.
• May 14, 2011- Community Service Highway Cleanup: The clean up location is State Route 41 Northside Drive, between Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Castleberry near the Atlanta University Center from 3pm - 5pm.
• May 18, 2011 - Deadline for the Change the World For Good Business Idea Competition - Young entrepreneurs can download the application from http://www.kenofund.com/CHALLENGE.doc and submit their response by email. The top 5 bright ideas will be recognized during the Youth Entrepreneurship Week Boot Camp and Virtual Panel held on May 21, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. The winning idea will receive full tuition to The KENO Business Boot Camp in the summer of 2011.
• May 21, 2011 - Business Boot Camp where young entrepreneurs will receive an intense crash course in starting and growing a successful business. From 1pm - 4pm at The Villages at Carver Family YMCA 1600 Pryor Road, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315. Youth can attend in person or call in at 1:30pm to participate in the virtual panel discussion with business experts. Call in number: 1-213-289-0500. Access Code 24601.
Community groups, churches, schools and entrepreneurs are encouraged to host their own events. A helpful resource kit can be downloaded at http://www.kenofund.com/RESOURCEKIT.pdf