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Young Entrepreneur Generation

YEnG™ Young Entrepreneur Generation · Romania.

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  • Banca Transilvania
  • City Grill
  • EY
  • Romanian Business Leaders
About YEnG

One Program.
A Lifetime

What YEnG is

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.

Cost
Free
For
High-school students in Romania
Experience
No business experience needed
How
Real ideas, built with a team
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YEnG manifesto
“Business starts young. I started at 7. Nowadays you need a head start and YEnG offers just that, for FREE!”
Oliver Lepadatu, Founder of YEnG
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Who we’re

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.

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350+ applicants, 160 selected through interviews, 92% graduation rate (about 147 of 160). 22+ high schools, 20+ business ideas.

Five steps to YEnG
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The program

From “I have an idea”
to “I know how to

YEnG program
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Trainers & Business Mentors

Learn from trainers and mentors with real business experience, through hands-on activities.

What you’ll do · four modules, each practiced on a real idea with your team
01Design Thinkingnoun phrase // problem-solving approachA way of solving problems by understanding people’s needs, exploring ideas, and testing possible solutions.In YEnGIdentify a real problem by talking to the people who experience it.
02LeadershipnounThe ability to guide and support a group toward a shared goal.In YEnGShare responsibilities, make decisions and work well as a team.
03Business Model Canvasnoun phrase // planning toolA visual framework with nine building blocks that describes how a business creates, delivers, and captures value.In YEnGMap who your idea serves, how it works, and its basic costs and revenue.
04Pitchingnoun // entrepreneurshipPresenting an idea clearly and persuasively to gain support, feedback, or investment.In YEnGExplain 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.

When & where
How long?
6 monthsA practical entrepreneurship program.
When?
Saturdays10:00–12:00Weekly sessions throughout the program.
Where?
Bucharest Tower CenterWhere the weekly sessions take place.
People

The people behind

Founder
Oliver LepadatuFounder

Oliver Lepadatu

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.

Project Manager
Carmen IorgulescuProject Manager

Carmen Iorgulescu

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.

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