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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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• 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