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Entrepreneurship resources… Click on one of the following links for more information… Education Mentoring Financing Networking/club development Education "Be the E" 4-H Entrepreneurship Curriculum - website with resources, Jeopardy game, success stories http://www.4hccsprojects.com/entrepreneur/links.htm EntrepreneurShip Investigation (4-H) Curriculum - links to games for entrepreneurial youth http://4h.unl.edu/esi/games_sites.html U.S. Small Business Administration - teen business link http://www.sba.gov/teens/ Senior Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Program - young entrepreneur site http://www.score.org/young.html Hot Shot Business - simulation from Disney and Kauffman Foundation http://spapps.go.com/hsb4/landing/ Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis - online activities for youth and teacher programs http://www.umsl.edu/~econed/index.html Tonya Skinner, Missouri Educator - business education resources useful for entrepreneurship education http://lessonplans.btskinner.com/ Mentoring Senior Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) - mentoring, resource listings, and online counseling through local chapters for youth http://www.score.org/young.html The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest – annual contest by Inc. magazine to encourage kids in entrepreneurism http://www.inc.com/lemonade/2007/ Financing Farm Service Agency Youth Loans – loans up to $5000 to finance youth projects, including livestock, crops, lawn and garden services, repair shops, and roadside stands. http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=fmlp&topic=dfl-yl Special Purpose Grants - information on organizations and sites that can assist you in locating special purpose grants http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html U.S. Small Business Administration – resources and lists for finding loans, grants and bonds http://www.sba.gov/hotlist/busfin.html Youth Service America Grants - some grants and scholarships for youth entrepreneurs http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx Youth Venture – startup assistance and funding for youth teams with a social entrepreneurship idea http://www.genv.net/ Networking/club development Delta Epsilon Chi Association (DECA) – international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship http://www.deca.org/ Michigan 4-H – Intrepid Teen 4-H Club and the Cuppa Jo Java House project http://web1.msue.msu.edu/cyf/youth/M4HTD/2005-06/RapidRiver.html Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) – international association of college students interested in market economics, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship http://www.sife.org/
		Contact us… 4-H Center for Youth Development 803 Clark Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 TEL: 573.884.6618 FAX: 573.884.4225 WEB: http://4h.missouri.edu	Staff… Steve Henness VISTA Project Supervisor Adam Loftin Entrepreneurship Curriculum Specialist (VISTA) TBD Recruitment and Training Specialist (VISTA Leader) Kim Hedges Admin. Assistant
The material contained in this website is based upon work supported by University of Missouri Extension and the Corporation for National & Community Service under AmeriCorps Grant No. 06-046-W012. Web Design & Maintenance by Steven Henness Last Updated: August 20, 2008