Young Entrepreneur Generation
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About YEnG
One Program.
A Lifetime Mindset.
YEnG is a free entrepreneurship program for high school students in Romania, built around practical learning. Work on real ideas, learn from entrepreneurs and build with a team.
IMPACT
Two editions.
One growing generation.
- 400+ Applicants
- 140 Participants selected through interviews
- 30+ High schools represented
- 25 Business ideas developed
- 90% Graduation rate
WHO IT’S FOR
Who we’re looking for.
You don’t need a startup, a business plan or a polished pitch. We look at how you think and how you work with others.
You?
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You ask questions and want to know how things really work.
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You’re willing to test an idea and learn from feedback.
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You listen, contribute and build with others.
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You’re ready to show up and put in the work.
- For high-school students in Romania
- No business experience needed
THE PROGRAM
From “I have an idea” to “I know how to build it.”
Educational
Program
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Trainers & Business Mentors
Learn from trainers and mentors with real business experience, through hands-on activities.
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Entrepreneurial Curriculum
Four practical modules, from finding a real problem to pitching your idea.
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Special Guests
Entrepreneurs and specialists share real lessons, mistakes and strategies from their own journeys.
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Online & Offline Networking
Build a network of ambitious students who share your interest in business, online and offline.
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Competitions
Case challenges, pitching rounds and a final business pitch in front of a jury of entrepreneurs.
What you’ll do
Four modules, each practiced on a real idea with your team.
Select a module name to read its definition.
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Identify a real problem by talking to the people who experience it.
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Share responsibilities, make decisions and work well as a team.
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Map who your idea serves, how it works, and its basic costs and revenue.
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Explain your idea clearly, present it and answer questions.
You leave having developed and tested an idea, pitched it and worked in a team, whether or not it becomes a company.
- Program duration
- 6 months
- A six-month practical entrepreneurship program.
- When we meet
- Saturdays10:00–12:00
- Weekly sessions throughout the program.
- Where
- To be announced 👀
THE SELECTION PROCESS
From application
to YEnG.
Six steps between sending your application and joining the program.
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Tell us who you are, what interests you and why you want to join YEnG.
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We review each application individually, looking at motivation, curiosity and fit with the program.
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Selected applicants receive an email with a link to schedule their interview.
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A short conversation where we get to know you beyond the application.
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Successful applicants receive their official YEnG acceptance and the next steps.
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You’re in. Meet the community, get ready for the first session and start building.
Application
Tell us who you are, what interests you and why you want to join YEnG.
COMMUNITY
More than a course.
YEnG is also what stays after the session ends.
- People you meet.
- Ideas you discover.
- Teams you would never have formed otherwise.
- The confidence to try something before you feel completely ready.
Community gallery
PEOPLE
The people
behind YEnG.
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Oliver started his first venture at seven, building Lemon Coolers through KEN Academy. Years later, while in high school, experiences at Babson and Columbia exposed him to a much more practical way of learning entrepreneurship. Seeing how limited that kind of access was for Romanian students, he created YEnG, a free program built to help high school students learn entrepreneurship by actually doing it.
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Carmen brings years of experience in entrepreneurship education through KEN Academy, where she has worked closely with kids, developing their first ideas and projects. She now supports YEnG as Project Manager, helping turn the program’s vision into a stronger, more structured experience for every new generation of participants.