1. FIXING YOUNG AMERICA

2. Meet Scott (circa 2004)

3. Today’s “Scotts” 74% - no access to entrepreneur education 72% - available education ineffective Average college loan debt: $27,000 $1 trillion debt, 8.8% default rate Youth unemployment: 14% (Grads: 9%+) GET A “REAL” JOB!

4. Barriers Millenials Face No access to Micro-Loans or Traditional Financing Student Loan Debt Boomerang Syndrome Lack of Entrepreneurship Education Lack of Support and Mentorship Tech-Only Fatigue Our Own Egos

5. How We Can Help Gen Y ?

6. Deployment of quality K-12 entrepreneurship education

7. Good bye liberal arts, hello practical education!

8. Federal student loan forgiveness & deferment

9. Intrapreneurship, startup employment and internships

10. New kind of family support system & mentorship

11. Micro-loan financing, procurement & crowd-sourcing

12. Apprenticeship-to-ownership succession programs

13. Franchise ownership vs. college

14. Public/private partnerships

15. Expand select government programs & knock down more barriers

16. We Are Fighting Back 88% - entrepreneurship education vital 33% self-employed 15% launched a business in college 23% started a business as a result of unemployment 40% created a side business

17. Final Thoughts Scott Gerber scott@theyec.org