Napa Valley College is a model for community colleges in California as it relates to articulation agreements with local high schools and integrating Career & Technical Education (CTE) with local colleges such that students can easily transfer to college .

1. Growing the Next Generation
of Business Leaders
Napa Valley Youth
Entrepreneur Program

2. Presenters
Julie Hall, MBA, PhD
~Program Coordinator & Professor
of Business Administration at
Napa Valley College
~NVC Faculty Entrepreneurial
Liaison
~CCCOE Entrepreneurial
Champion
Tammie Holloway
~Director, Napa County Regional
Occupational Program
(ROP)/Career Technical
Education at Napa County
Office of Education
~ Coastal Region Coordinator-
CAROCP
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3. “Take Aways”
Participants Will:
 Integrating entrepreneurship into Career &
Technical Education (CTE )Pathways
 Know why entrepreneurship training is relevant
 Know how to expose high school and college
students to entrepreneurship
 Know how to reach young entrepreneurs
 Understand methods to grow your entrepreneurs
 Understand K-12-14 partnerships benefit local
students
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4. 1The Facts
Generation Y and Z:
"People are realizing they don't
have to go to work in suits and
ties and don't have to talk about
budgets every day," says Ben
Kaufman, 20, founder of a
company that makes iPod
accessories.
"They can have a job they like.
They can create a job for
themselves."
Source: Careers Today
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/educate/college/ca
reers/Car_foc/12-7-06.htm
http://pewsocialtrends.org/files/2010/10/Jobs.pdf

5. 1The Facts
 35% of high school students take an entrepreneurial or
business course
 44% of students think it’s important to teach entrepreneurship
in schools
 7 out of 10 students want to start their own business
 6 in 10 females, 7 in 10 Hispanic, and 8 in 10 African-
American high school students are interested in starting a
business
Source: “K-14 Entrepreneurship Education
Market Analysis,” The Kauffman Center
http://www.unm.edu/~asalazar/Kauffman/Entrep_research/K-14_Scan.pdf

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en·tre·pre·neur
a person who organizes and manages any
enterprise, esp. a business, usually with
considerable initiative and risk.

7. What’s your
Entrepreneurial EQ?
 Are you a self starter?
 Can you lead others?
 Do you relate to people?
 Can you take
responsibility?
 Can you make
decisions?
 Can you stick with it-
follow through?
 How good an organizer
are you?
 How good a worker are
you?
 Do you lead and
motivate others?
 Do people trust you?
 How good is your health?
 Are you a risk taker?**
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Rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 low- 5 high)
Add up all the points…and figure out your EQ Level

8. Your EQ - Be honest!
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• 51-60 You have entrepreneurial
passion and leadership!
• 41-50 You bring innovation and drive
to any business and organization
“intrepreneur”
• 31-40 Not bad- but remember
“we don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan.”
• 21- 30 Get a partner that has a high
“EQ.”
• 11-20 Seriously re-consider starting a
business.
• 1-10 Don’t quit your day job!!

11. • Napa Valley College YEP
• Career Pathways SB70 funds from
2008- present
• Strong community partnerships
with K12 and business community
• Defining Entrepreneurism as a
chosen career pathway
• 2008 through 2012 impacts:
– Served (inspired)over 1000
youth
– Provided over 1300 hours of
training to students ages 14-
27
– Served 9 high schools
– 54 businesses started
– Over 500 business plans
developed
– Developed entrepreneurial
certificate
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12. NVC Business Plan Competition
2012
• High School and
College Division
• Cash prizes provided
by community banks,
chambers
• In 2012, 82 business
plans submitted for
the competition
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13. Business Plan
Competitions
2012 High School Finalists

14. Business Plan
Competitions
Business Advisors Present
and Mentor
We Connect with the Business
Community
Instructors Work Closely with
Students

15. Business Plan
Competitions

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17. Student Operated
Businesses- Sweetarte
ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Small Business Ownership
The former Retailing class became part of the Entrepreneurship program in the 2011 -2012 school
year!
The Dragon's Lair - Student Store is the lab for the Entrepreneurship class. Students will explore
owing and operating a business.
Then have fun applying what they learn in class while working at the Student Store.
Opportunities available to students include: developing valuable job skills; being part of team; and
hands-on learning!
ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Small Business Ownership
The former Retailing class became part of the Entrepreneurship program in the 2011 -2012 school
year!
The Dragon's Lair - Student Store is the lab for the Entrepreneurship class. Students will explore
owing and operating a business.
Then have fun applying what they learn in class while working at the Student Store.
Opportunities available to students include: developing valuable job skills; being part of team; and
hands-on learning!
Crystal Herrick
1st Place in YEP
2011
Competition
Sells Wholesale
Gluten-Free
Baked Goods in
Sonoma.

18. Student Operated
Businesses- Trilogy
ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Small Business Ownership
Vintage High (Napa)
CULINARY ARTS/HOSPITALITY CLASS provides students with a healthy
option for lunch and trains them how to operate a small “green” business.
They operate a food stand and use profits to create further learning
opportunities.
VINTAGE HIGH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNgZG79PF0
Julie Hall
&
Kaylee
Cocke

19. Kaylee won 4th Place in 2011 YEP Competition
and opened her Hair, Barber & Makeup Salon,
Trilogy, in Napa in 2012.
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20. Transferable skills
o Planning
o Math
o Research
o Communications
o Public Speaking
o Teambuilding
Applicable work skills
o Understanding of
Economy/Community
o Work with Business Owners
o Customer Service
Benefits for Entrepreneurship Training

21. Articulation in Napa County and
beyond . . . beyond
 Napa Valley College and Napa County High Schools
 Developed a database of articulation templates
 Provided an opportunity for faculty at the high schools and college to meet.
 Created outreach strategies to inform and encourage participation of
students, parents and school/college personnel.

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Napa Valley College Business
Boot Camp for Youth
June, 2008-2013
130 high school and college
students
Co-sponsored by ROP and NVC

23. Napa Valley College Business
Boot Camp
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"This is a great program - I
thought it was going to be like
going back to high school but
it's actually fun!" Josh Holmes
2008 YEP "Boot Camp"

24. Christian Martinez- Diverse Minds
Custom “Statement” Clothing
From 2013 Boot Camp to 2013 YEP Contender!
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25. Napa Valley College Business Boot
Camp YouTube Video
http://www.nvcyep.org/boot-camp.html
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26. California’s CTE Industry Sectors
1. Agriculture and Natural
Resources
2. Arts, Media and
Entertainment
3. Building and Construction
Trades
4. Education, Child
Development and Family
Services
5. Energy, Environment and
Utilities
6. Engineering and
Architecture
7. Fashion and Interior Design
8. Business and Finance
9. Health Science and
Medical Technology
10. Hospitality, Tourism and
Recreation
11. Information and
Communication
Technologies
12. Manufacturing and
Product Development
13. Marketing, Sales and
Service
14. Public Services
15. Transportation
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27. Entrepreneurship CTE Standard
• 2012 California CTE
Model Curriculum
Standards mandates
that all industry sectors
include this standard:
• “ . . . demonstrate
entrepreneurship skills
of self-reliance,
resourcefulness and
knowledge of self-
employment options
and innovative
ventures”
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28. Entrepreneurship Resources
Resources for Young
Entrepreneurs
• www.mindyourownbiz.org
• http://napayep.org
• www.emtreprenur.com/tsu
• www.colelge-startup.com
• http://titan.ja.org
• www.businessownersideaca
fe.com
• www.youngentrepreneur.co
m
Resources for Entrepreneur
Instructors
• http://www.entre.ed.org
• www.21stcentryskills.org
• www.sba.gov
• www.kaufman.org
• http://www.yeaworks.org/
• http://nvcyep.org
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29. Entrepreneurship Resources
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Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
www.entre-ed.org
USA TODAY Education Entrepreneurship resources:
www.usatoday.com/educate/entrepreneur.htm
The National Council on Economic Education
http://www.galleryofentrepreneurs.com/
Global Entrepreneurship Week
www.unleashingideas.org
Small Business Entrepreneurs
www.smallbusinessentrepreneurs.co.uk
MicroMentor
http://www.micromentor.org/
65 Indispensable Websites for Business Owners
Entrepreneurship Magazine

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Julie Hall
~Program Coordinator & Professor of
Business Administration at Napa
Valley College
~NVC Faculty Entrepreneurial Liaison
~CCCOE Entrepreneurial Champion
jhall@napavalley.edu
Tammie Holloway
~Director, Napa County Regional
Occupational Program (ROP)/Career
Technical Education at Napa County
Office of Education
tholloway@ncoe.k12.ca.us

31. Q&A
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