Developing entrepreneurs from an early age.

The Young Entrepreneurs Leadership Academy develops entrepreneurial thinking, creativity, leadership and enterprise skills in children, teenagers and young adults.

Secondary-school students presenting enterprise project boards in a classroom
Why YELA

Entrepreneurship starts before business

YELA helps young people become creative, confident, resourceful, enterprising and able to lead. The goal is not to make every participant a business owner; it is to develop capabilities that help young people navigate the future.

Choose the right pathway

Each programme is designed for a different developmental stage

KidPreneur

Playful enterprise learning for primary-school learners. Five-day Summer Bootcamp, P1,500 per child.

TeenPreneur

Practical venture experience for teenagers over eight weeks, P2,500 per participant.

YELP

A year-long self-discovery, leadership and entrepreneurship journey for gap-year young adults.

For parents and schools

Complementing formal education for a changing world of work

YELA works with parents, schools, educators and youth organisations to prepare young people for a changing world of work. School and institutional programmes can be tailored to audience, duration and delivery needs.

Adult learners working through business-plan worksheets in a training classroom

Start the right conversation

Choose the programme that matches the learner’s stage, or request a customised school or institutional proposal.