Entrepreneurship at Illinois
Deana (center), a 14-year-old student in Champaign, and her mom Sylvia (right) participated in 2010 Illinois Lemonade Day, a community outreach project launched by AEL. Deana donated the money she earned from her business to her trip to a Haiti orphanage.
Lemonade Day
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Lemonade Day is an education program designed to teach youths from kindergarten through 12th grade how to start, own, and operate their own business - a lemonade stand. This nation-wide event teaches kids skills they need to be successful in the future. Youth learn to set goals, develop a business plan, establish a budget, seek investors, provide customer service, and give back to the community.
Lemonade Day provides an opportunity for families, businesses, community organizations, and schools to come together for a common purpose- to train the next generation of entrepreneurs through a free, fun, engaging, experiential activity. For more information, see www.lemonadeday.org.
The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Illinois is the organizer for Lemonade Day in Illinois.
Check out the stories of the young entrepreneurs
Illinois Lemonade Day 2010 Documentary
Produced by Angelina Cole, AEL Intern
Illinois Lemonade Day 2010 Recap
Produced by Precision Graphics, 2011 Lemonade Day sponsor
Contact:
Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
(217) 244-9425| lemonadeday@illinois.edu