Young Entrepreneurs Society

What Young Entrepreneurs Society does

Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Maryland (EIN 88-2007280) that delivers entrepreneurship, job readiness, and financial education programs to youth, young adults, and local small businesses. The organization operates across three countries — the United States (headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland), Kenya (offices in Kisii and Nyakoe), and India (Panipat) — through direct partnerships with schools, municipal governments, and community organizations. Core program lines include the BizVenture! entrepreneurship curriculum, the Pre-Employment and Career & College Readiness Programs, the Learn2Earn (L2E) job readiness pilot, the Stock Market Club for personal finance, and ecosystem-buildout initiatives such as the Greenbelt Business Alliance directory and the Kisii Business Alliance in Kenya.

YES's product surface rests on a lightweight technology stack: a WordPress-based marketing and content site (yesbiz.org), the BizVenture! Academy online learning portal offering ebooks, webinars, and courses, two web-based business directories (greenbelt.biz and kisii.biz) covering approximately 2,000 entities in aggregate, and the BizShop online storefront hosted on Payhip selling handmade African gifts and youth business tools. There are no native mobile applications, public APIs, or SDK disclosures. The platforms function primarily as delivery and marketing infrastructure rather than as standalone technology products; competitive differentiation is anchored in proprietary curricula (BizVenture!, Learn2Earn, MoneySmart!, YES-U-Can!) and direct program delivery rather than in software IP.

The revenue model is that of a public charity. Funding comes from individual and business donations structured around a five-tier ladder (Friend $25–$50 through Benefactor $1,000+), public-sector grants from Prince George's County and the City of Greenbelt, program-specific awards from the National League of Cities' Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program, and consortium participation in EU-funded initiatives such as Switch Asia's Green Threads Project. Earned revenue is limited to modest program fees and BizShop unit sales. The organization is volunteer-driven with 1–10 employees and is governed by a board of 3–11 members whose directors are required to make annual tax-deductible contributions.

Name

Young Entrepreneurs Society

Legal name

Young Entrepreneurs Society Inc.

Website

https://yesbiz.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Young Entrepreneurs Society is a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering entrepreneurship, job readiness, and financial education programs to youth and small businesses in the United States (Maryland), Kenya, and India through school, government, and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Workforce Development Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Literacy, Budgeting & Personal Finance (EDAMAHAE), Career Exploration & Industry Exposure (Guest Speakers, Company Visits) (EDAMAHAJ), Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM), Marketing, Branding & Sales Skills (EDAMAHAG), Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Business (EDAMAHAK)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship education
• Job readiness training
• Financial literacy programs
• Nonprofit workforce development
• Small business education

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenbelt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: YES operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization relying on donations, grants, and public sector funding. Funding sources include area businesses, area financial institutions, county government (Prince George's County), city government (City of Greenbelt), and special appropriations grants.
2. BizShop Sales: Sales of handmade African gifts and youth business tools through the BizShop online store (payhip.com/yesbizshop). Revenue supports the Kisii Business Alliance initiative.
3. Program Fees: Revenue from program delivery including pre-employment, career readiness, and entrepreneurship training delivered to schools and community organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) delivers a bundled suite of educational programs for youth and adults focused on three pillars: entrepreneurship education (BizVenture! Academy online portal, Young Entrepreneurship Program, Kisii Business Alliance development), job readiness training (Pre-Employment, Career & College Readiness, Learn2Earn pilot), and personal finance education (Stock Market Club). Programs are delivered through partnerships with schools (The Pathways Schools), city/county governments (City of Greenbelt, Prince George's County), and international consortia in Maryland (USA), Kenya, and India.

Product overview

Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a bundled suite of educational programs focused on entrepreneurship, job readiness, and financial education. The core offerings include: the BizVenture! Academy online learning portal with ebooks, webinars, and courses; the Kisii Business Alliance and Greenbelt Business Directory for ecosystem development; Pre-Employment and Career Readiness Programs for high school students; the Learn2Earn job readiness curriculum; and the Stock Market Club for investment education. Programs are delivered through partnerships with schools (The Pathways Schools), city governments (Greenbelt, MD), and community organizations, with funding from government grants and private donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entrepreneurship Programs Comprehensive entrepreneurship education including the BizVenture! Academy online portal (ebooks, webinars, courses), Kisii Business Alliance (KBA) nonprofit business association development, and the Young Entrepreneurship Program for high school students. Programs teach business fundamentals, startup skills, and provide networking, training, and marketing support. Targeted at youth, educators, and local entrepreneurs across Maryland, Kenya, and India.
• Job Readiness Programs Pre-Employment Program and Career & College Readiness Program delivered through eight 1-hour sessions helping high school students assess career interests, explore job options, learn application and interview skills, and gain paid internships. Includes the Learn2Earn (L2E) pilot with career planning and job readiness workshops. Targeted at high school students including special-needs populations through The Pathways Schools and the City of Greenbelt Recreation & Parks Department.
• Personal Finance Programs Financial education offerings including the Stock Market Club that teaches high school students investing fundamentals through The Stock Market Game simulation with $100K virtual cash. Covers time value of money, risk management, return on investment, and opportunity cost concepts. Targeted at high school students including those with special needs.
• Greenbelt Business Directory Online directory of 2,000 Greenbelt business, nonprofit, and government entities developed for the Greenbelt Business Alliance, serving as the GBA's website and member management platform. Listing data is used to provide technical assistance to historically-marginalized business owners. Targeted at local small businesses and community organizations in Greenbelt, Maryland.
• BizShop Online store operated through Payhip (payhip.com/yesbizshop) featuring handmade African gifts and youth business tools. Offers ebooks and physical products with revenue supporting the Kisii Business Alliance initiative. Targeted at individual consumers supporting the nonprofit's mission.
• BizVenture! Academy Online Portal Online portal of learning tools including ebooks, webinars, and courses for educators, youth workers, and entrepreneurs of all ages. Provides self-serve access to YES's entrepreneurship and financial education content globally. Targeted at educators, youth workers, and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 students successfully presented their pitches and portfolios and secured summer jobs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• The Pathways SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYES works with The Pathways Schools to deliver entrepreneurship, job readiness, and financial education programs to special needs high school students in Greenbelt, Wheaton, and Silver Spring, MD. Anthony Hamm serves as Career Path Coordinator at The Pathways Schools.
• City of GreenbeltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYES partners with the City of Greenbelt for youth workforce development programs and the Greenbelt Business Alliance directory project. The City provides funding through Youth Workforce Development Program contracts and Online Business Directory contracts.
• Greenbelt Business AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYES developed an online directory of 2,000 Greenbelt business, nonprofit, and government entities for the Greenbelt Business Alliance in partnership with the City of Greenbelt and Chiquita Jackson Enterprise.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNFTE is an activity partner and certification body. YES uses NFTE-certified entrepreneurship curricula, and Timothy Mitchell was named NFTE's National Teacher of the Year in 1999.
• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEFE is listed as an activity partner, providing resources and support for personal finance education programs.
• The Center for Work Ethic DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center for Work Ethic Development is an activity partner providing work ethic training resources for job readiness programs.
• Global Entrepreneurship WeekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYES participates in Global Entrepreneurship Week as an activity partner, promoting entrepreneurship education and awareness.
• Kisii Businesses, NGOs, and Government (Kisii Business Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYES is working with local partners to develop a nonprofit business association in Kisii, Kenya to catalyze job creation by helping existing firms grow and new entrepreneurs launch. KBA brings together Kisii businesses, NGOs, and government.
• Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMC organized the Green Financing Workshop in Panipat, India under the EU Switch Asia Green Threads Project in collaboration with YES. FMC serves as the organizing entity for the consortium.
• Copenhagen Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCopenhagen Business School is a consortium partner in the EU Switch Asia Green Threads Project, providing research and academic expertise for green financing and sustainability compliance.
• SIDBImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) is a consortium partner providing green financing products and connecting MSMEs with financing options for sustainability initiatives.
• Bureau of Energy EfficiencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBureau of Energy Efficiency partnered on the Green Threads Project to provide expertise on energy efficiency and sustainable production practices for textile MSMEs.
• Green StoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Story provides support for the Digital Product Passport pilot programme to enhance traceability in the textile waste sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BUILD (Build.org): BUILD is a direct peer providing entrepreneurship education to high school students from under-resourced communities, with a mentoring and venture-launch program model. Targets the same youth entrepreneurship + job readiness segment as YES.
• Enactus: Enactus is a direct peer operating student-led social entrepreneurship programs at the university and high school level globally. Comparable mission and curriculum overlap with YES's entrepreneurship and social impact framing.
• DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America): DECA is a direct peer running career and technical student organizations focused on entrepreneurship, marketing, and finance for high school students. It competes for the same high school entrepreneurship curriculum slots and student club sponsorships.
• Junior Achievement USA: Junior Achievement is a large, established direct peer offering workplace readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy programs to K-12 students through school and volunteer networks. It competes for the same school-district partnerships and student-facing delivery channels that YES targets.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): NFTE is the most direct peer — a national nonprofit delivering youth entrepreneurship curricula to schools, with which YES shares a curriculum lineage (the founder was one of NFTE's first certified instructors and 1999 Teacher of the Year). Both target underserved high school students with entrepreneurship education.

Emerging players

• Ashoka: Ashoka is an emerging player in the social entrepreneurship education space, supporting young changemakers and social entrepreneurs globally. Comparable mission overlap with YES's social entrepreneurship and impact framing, though Ashoka focuses on identifying and supporting individual fellows.
• ICIC (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City): ICIC is an emerging player supporting small business growth in underserved urban communities through research, advisory, and the Inner City Capital Connections program. Direct overlap with YES's Greenbelt Business Alliance and MSME consortium work.

Broad incumbents

• National 4-H Council: 4-H is a broad incumbent youth development organization offering career, citizenship, and entrepreneurship tracks through a nationwide extension network. Serves an overlapping youth population with entrepreneurship and workforce readiness programming, but at far larger scale.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Boys & Girls Clubs is a broad incumbent offering career readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship programming through its national affiliate network. Competes for the same youth workforce development and out-of-school time channel partners.

Others

• Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC): FMC is a current YES partner and the consortium lead on the EU Switch Asia Green Threads Project in Panipat. Comparable ecosystem builder for MSME clusters, particularly in the textile sector, but operating as an implementation partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yesbizyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yesbiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/yesbizyouth

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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