Young Entrepreneurs Club:Turn Bright Ideas to Cash

Turn your bright idea into cash! The Astoria Sunday Market
Young Entrepreneurs Club is accepting members for the 2010 season.
Workshops begin in February and are designed to bring a product full
cycle – from concept to production culminating in selling at Astoria
Sunday Market. The ASM Young Entrepreneurs Club is produced in
partnership with Clatsop County 4-H Club and is designed for kids grades
K-12. For more information call 503-325-1010 (Astoria Sunday Market) or
503-325-8573 (Clatsop County 4-H).

“We had an incredible first year last season with two of our Young
Entrepreneurs experiencing great success,” noted ASM Executive Director
Cyndi Mudge. Tyler DeLay, age 12, created a Message in a Bottle product
for 2009 that is now being sold locally at the Columbia River Maritime
Museum. Maia Mahoney, age 10, won a $100 grant from Hip Hop Harlem in
New York City for her Pupcakery business plan. Fifteen members joined
and of those 8 received Certificates of Completion from Clatsop
Community College. “We are very proud of all our participants from last
season as they each developed excellent products and did a wonderful job
selling at the Market Biz Kidz booth,” said Mudge. She added, “We look
forward to expanding the program this year by offering grants to kids
with bright ideas.” Business sponsors are sought to match $200 provided
by Astoria Sunday Market as part of the grant program.

Members of the ASM Young Entrepreneurs meet once or twice a month with
specially selected artists, farmers, or business experts as they develop
and make a product for sale at Astoria Sunday Market.
Workshops focus on the ABC’s of building a business, including the
following
topics: Creating or inventing a product
Marketing
How to Sell!
Designing Your Display
The Dollars and Sense of it all

The workshops are designed to be fun and interactive and are focused
around creating a business plan. Participants will have an opportunity
to showcase their display at the annual Astoria Sunday Market Vendor
workshop in April where they can join Market Vendors for lunch and
presentations.

The program culminates in June when students can begin vending at the
Market.

Young Entrepreneurs Club Dates: 2010
Tuesday, February 23
Tuesday, March, 23 & 30
Tuesday, April 13
Sunday, April 18 — Vendor Workshop
Sunday, May 9 — Opening Day of Market
Tuesday, May 11 & 25
Tuesday, June 8
Sunday, June 13 (First Biz Kidz market day)
Sunday, September 12 (Final Biz Kidz market day)

The ASM Young Entrepreneur’s Project is a program developed by Astoria
Sunday Market and is produced in partnership with Clatsop County 4-H
Club to provide kids K – 12 with the opportunity to foster their
creativity into a business. Participants meet each month beginning in
February with artists, crafts people, marketing and business experts to
design, create and sell a product they invent, make, grow or raise
themselves. During the Market season space is set aside for members of
the Young Entrepreneur’s Club to sell their products. Those who complete
the program earn a Certificate of Completion given by Clatsop Community
College.

The Astoria Sunday Market is a non profit 501 (c) 3 organization formed
to revitalize historic downtown Astoria and to improve the economic
viability and vitality of farmers, artists, artisans and other small
business operators in the Pacific Northwest. The Market is dedicated to
creating a vibrant educational marketplace for the community benefit.

The Oregon 4-H Foundation provided a $2,000 grant to launch the program
in 2009. The Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation whose
mission is to raise private funds to support the Oregon 4-H Youth
Development Program and to help reach more young people in Oregon.
Oregon 4-H is a community of over 126,000 young people in Oregon who are
learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

4-H is an informal, practical, learning-by-doing educational program for
youth. The purpose of 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge,
developing like skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to
become self-directing, productive members of society. Professionals and
volunteers working together provide educational projects and activities
related to animal science, horticulture, home economics, engineering,
science and technology, natural science, expressive arts, leadership and
citizenship.
4-H is America's largest out-of-school educational program for youth.
More than 6 million youth now participate in 4-H, under the guidance of
600,000 Extension-trained adult volunteer leaders.