Lincoln County, Oregon
Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Desired Outcomes:
1. Students learn about starting businesses and write their own business plan
2. Create School Based Enterprises for real business experiences
• 2005: Kayak Rentals and Guided Tours
• 2006: Bicycle Rentals
Spring 2005: First Entrepreneurship class at Waldport High School
• Curriculum
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL)
• Open to all grade levels. Preference given to:
junior and senior students
students from low income households
• Results:
Entrepreneurship instruction
Students wrote a business plan or
worked on the school based enterprise,
the Kayak Shack
History of Lincoln County Youth Entrepreneurship
History of Lincoln County Youth Entrepreneurship
Summer 2005: Waldport Outdoor Adventures/WHS Kayak Shack Opens
• Offers
Kayak rentals
Guided tours
• Open June through August, times based upon tides
• Liability insurance through school district
• Start up costs covered by grants
• Administered by volunteers, AmeriCorps*VISTA, Rural Community School
• Results:
$12,000 profit
6 student summer jobs
Positive customer evaluations
Community support
Fall 2005: Second entrepreneurship class at WHS
• New instructor. Position funded by WHS
• Full year class
• Class still in progress
Lessons Learned:
• Class works best if allow for one full year to instruct and write plans
• Students need to write plan while receiving instruction to make connections between material and their business
• Full time instructor is important
• When creating a school based enterprise
Create partnerships
Identify supervisor for the project
History of Lincoln County Youth Entrepreneurship
Operated by Waldport High School Young Entrepreneurs Striving to Strengthen the Economy of South Lincoln County
• Oregon Coast Community College Small Business Development Center
• Lincoln County School District
• Waldport Rural Community School Partnership
• AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps*VISTA
• Port of Alsea
• Trust Management Services
• Ford Family Foundation
• City of Waldport
• Waldport Chamber
• Local businesses and individuals
• Friends of the Kayak Shack
Partners for WHS Kayak Shack
• Strengthen existing program
• Create second SBE
• Possible expansion of program:
Younger students
Other areas in Lincoln County
Our program is very new, so we are working on this aspect.
• Prospect for loans to students through revolving fund set up by local banks
• Culture:
participants beginning to promote entrepreneurship to other students
Waldport community support for young entrepreneurs
Connection to Entrepreneurship Development System
Future Plans
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