This Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or “YEA!” students, (comprised of local students, ages 12-18) will gather in the Reinsch Library Auditorium at Marymount University to present their business plans before a panel of local business leaders, as stated on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce website. [Tickets Here]

The Chamber states: “Each student business will have five minutes to pitch their business plans to the panel of investors. The panel will then ask each student three questions. Based on the appeal and merit of the students’ plans and presentations, representatives from investor companies will determine the amount of funds to allocate to each business or social movement.”

Our very own Kelly Shooshan will represent the Ballston BID while Kevin Shooshan represents The Shooshan Company.

Sponsors for the Investor Panel Event include:

• Marymount University
• Fluor
• Beach Geeks, Inc.
• Graham Holdings Company
• Ballston BID
• Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C.
• The Shooshan Company
• Todd Ihrig – H.D. Vest Investment Services
• Washington Workplace
• Arlington Community Federal Credit Union
• Crystal City Sports Pub
• Garrett Group, Inc.
• enviroCAB
• Waterford Inc.

Registration, tickets and parking information may be found on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce website here.

References:

YEA! Investor Panel. (2017). Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Source: http://web.arlingtonchamber.org/events/YEA!-Investor-Panel-2106/details