Talk:Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas

Proposed Changes to Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas Page

Edit 1. Replace title Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas with Youth Entrepreneurs (Program is now in ten states rather than just Kansas or Kansas/Missouri.)

Edit 2. Replace introduction copy: Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas (YEK), also known simply as Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) after expanding to Missouri, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable educational organization based in Wichita, Kansas. The organization states that they aim to educate high school-aged students and program alumni to provide them "with business and entrepreneurial education and experiences to help them prosper and become contributing members of society."[1]

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Youth Entrepreneurs, also known simply as YE, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable educational organization based in Wichita, Kansas. The organization states they aim to provide entrepreneurship education to high school-aged students and "inspire students to overcome barriers and seize opportunities for good."

Edit 3. Replace copy directly under Origin heading: Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas was founded in 1991 by the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation as an eight-week course at a Wichita high school, designed to improve the professional potential of at-risk students, an objective which remains a central goal of the organization, although the program is open to all high school students.[1] Since its founding As of 2012, however, the organization has expanded to 29 schools in Kansas, and Missouri, and has graduated more than 10,000 students from the program.[2]

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Youth Entrepreneurs was founded in 1991 by Liz and Charles Koch as an eight-week course at a Wichita high school. By the 2016-2017 school year, the organization had expanded to 118 classrooms in nine states.

Edit 4. Add copy under Goals and operations heading, and after number three objective: Foundational Values are cited as the key to a student finding success. These values include "Responsibility, Be Principled, Knowledge, Freedom, Passion, Opportunity, Sound Judgment and Win-Win Focus."

Thank you for consideration. Jendwatkins (talk) 22:10, 6 November 2017 (UTC)Jendwatkins

References

 No action Much of the proposals in this request already reflect information contained within the article.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  15:04, 16 December 2017 (UTC)