HISTORY

Young Entrepreneurs Society was founded in Maryland in 2022 by Anthony Hamm and Timothy Mitchell. We trace our roots to rural Western Massachusetts between 1998 and 2013, where Mr. Mitchell founded and directed YES as it served thousands of teens and young adults. To learn more about YES’ work in Massachusetts, click here.

Leading up to the re-founding of YES in Maryland, Mr. Hamm recruited Mr. Mitchell to facilitate The Pathways Schools Young Entrepreneurs Program for special needs high school students at Springhill Lake Recreation Center and coach students in their Pre-Employment Program and Career and College Readiness Program. Mr. Mitchell also worked with youth and adults in a variety of related capacities:

Co-founding the Greenbelt Cooperative Incubator and launching a design/print/copy business in with his middle-school-aged son, Noah.

Facilitating an after-school personal finance and entrepreneurship workshops for Springhill Lake Elementary School students participating in the Earth Squad program.

Developing and facilitating the BizKidz program that helped Earth Squaders plan and launch BizKidz Smoothies, a cooperative business that sold bicycle-blended smoothies at community events to fund field trips. Support was provided by the Greenbelt Community Foundation, Shareable, Proteus Bicycles, Community Forklift, Greenbelt MakerSpace and Greenbelt Cooperative Supermarket & Pharmacy.

Co-operating the award-winning Prince George’s County Youth@Work/Summer Youth Enrichment Program providing job readiness training and employment to thousands of youth at private, public, faith-based, and nonprofit worksites.

Serving as Greenbelt Time Bank‘s Policy Circle and Community Building Circle member and New Member Orientation Trainer.