Dennis Matthews’ life is unrecognizable since he enrolled in the IDA program. In 1999, Dennis was $10,000 in debt, had lost his job and had taken a new job with a 45% salary reduction. “I was in so much trouble,” he says. “The cost of living was so high.”

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Welcome to CFED’s Youth Entrepreneurship website! This site features CFED's youth entrepreneurship framework, a listing of our local partners and information about their work, links to national resources - including Native American resources, youth entrepreneurship case studies, resources for youth entrepreneurs, current news articles and publications and a calendar of top youth entrepreneurship events.

This website is a continual work-in-progress as the youth entrepreneurship field grows and changes. If you have suggestions for how to improve the website or items to add, please contact Kim Pate.