Press Room
YEA has created a great deal of media buzz in just a few short years - in the Boston Globe, the Babson Business Journal . . . and even on the Oprah Winfrey Show!
YEA is also creating a buzz in the donor community - through its 2005 merit recognition in the Catalogue for Philanthropy and among a growing cadre of YEA supporters.
See what all the buzz is about!
NewsCenter 5 features YEA teen leader:
Horace Mann School for the Deaf's Natalie Bellvue
February 14, 2008
Enrolled at Horace Mann since the age of three, Natalie has grown into a bright student and talented leader. She participates regularly in YEA's SCANWORKS business, as well as participating in other school activities. She is a mentor and role model to her fellow classmates, and has earned the A Plus Award from WCVB TV. Click here to see the feature video from NewsCenter 5.
Teaching Business 101: A family team helps youths learn entrepreneurial skills.
September 18, 2005
When Julie Nessen runs the show, no one gets fired. Nessen, cofounder of Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, has spent nearly a decade teaching teens how to run a business - drawing up marketing plans, balancing books, and sealing deals. Since 2002, she has run an incubator for entrepreneurs at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough that counts New Balance among its clients. >> More...
The Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Helps Teens Take Care of Business
April 26, 2005
Most adults wouldn't give teenagers the car keys, much less trust them to create and run their own businesses. But that's just what an innovative Massachusetts non-profit organization is doing. >> More...
In 1996, the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research awarded their prestigious Better Government Award. In 2000, YEA was recognized in the Pioneer Institute’s 10th Anniversary publication as one of the notable projects of the decade.
YEA was recognized as a high-quality local charity with tremendous growth potential in the 2005 issue of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, where one of our teen entrepreneurs was also featured. More...
Robert Nessen and YEA featured on a 2000 Oprah Show "Remembering Your Spirit" segment. Contact us to request a copy of the Quicktime video.