Young entrepreneurs in Lyndonville make pitch to investor panel

Provided photo – Jeremy Foss is pictured with his teacher Todd Wolford. Jeremy was picked to advance to a national competition.

Press Release, Lyndonville Central School

LYNDONVILLE – Students in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy at Lyndonville Central School recently took the stage to present their business to an investor panel.

Each student or group of students was given 6 minutes to pitch their business ideas. Based on the appeal and merit of the presentations, students were awarded funds to be used toward startup costs.

Jeremy Foss of Tightlines Bait and Tackle was selected to advance to the YEA Saunders Scholars National College Scholarship competition. He will compete for college scholarships and an all-expenses paid trip courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to America’s Small Business Summit in Washington D.C.

Jeremy also was awarded a $500 shopping spree at Sam’s Club. He plans to run his online business starting this summer and while he attends Cobleskill College.

The 15 students in YEA at Lyndonville are among 8,000 students in 38 states nationwide enrolled in the entrepreneurial education classes that teach students how to generate business ideas, conduct market research, write business plans, pitch to a panel of investors, and launch their own, legally registered companies.