The North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is accepting applications for the 2025 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy, a weeklong summer camp held on the NIACC campus. The academy will take place June 16-20. A concluding pitch competition will be held on June 23, where students will present their business ideas for a chance to win seed funding. It is free for north Iowa high school students. At the Youth Entrepreneurial Academy, students will learn about starting their own business and have the opportunity to network with local entrepreneurs, tour local businesses, create solutions to real-world problems and gain entrepreneurship skills like finance, marketing and communication. Every participant will receive a $500 scholarship to NIACC upon completing the program. Applications are due May 17. Applications can be found online at www.pappajohncenter.com/yea/ or by contacting the Pappajohn Center at pappajohn@niacc.edu.
