Thanks to the generosity of some area businesspeople, six young people with dreams of becoming entrepreneurs are getting help to launch their fledgling businesses.
Members of the volunteer investors panel last week met to hear pitches from – and give some money to – the students who are part of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA!, sponsored by the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce and its foundation.
The young entrepreneurs – two of whom are not yet in high school – have been meeting weekly under the direction of Pamela Manwaring to learn the ins and outs of starting and running a business.
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