SHELBY, Ohio — Students from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA! Richland) received a lecture that amounted to free legal advice for small businesses earlier this week at North Central State College.
CSC Shelby campus were introduced to Jake Ward from Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC., who informed the class about what legal issues to consider when starting a small business. Students listened as he explored the legal implications on everything from their business names to its structure and even operations.
The goal of the visit was to discuss the legal concerns an entrepreneur should address before starting a business.
“YEA! strengthens the community, and the community strengthens YEA!,” said Gayle Jagel, the Founder and CEO of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. “Our program managers and instructors seek out people in every facet of the business community in order to help facilitate the creation of our student’s dreams into a reality.”
As part of the YEA! program, students are introduced to all facets of the business world including, but not limited to, advertising, insurance agents, graphic designers and web developers. Over the course of this year’s YEA! program, six students will launch six businesses which include services, hi-tech and manufactured products.
As a non-profit organization, YEA! relies on the generosity of the community and of sponsors; such as Premier Sponsor KeyBank who identifies with entrepreneurship and wants to help pave the way for the future business leaders of tomorrow.
During the course of the nine-month program, more than 56 number of local businesses become involved with YEA! at various levels. Students work in close cooperation with local business leaders, community leaders and educators who use their personal experiences to demonstrate how to transform their ideas into tangible enterprises that create economic and social value for a better world.
