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SLU's Fifth Annual TrepStart Day a Success

More than 650 students from 25 different high schools attended Saint Louis University's fifth annual TrepStart Day on Monday, Oct. 3.

TrepStart 2016

Students listen to panel speakers discuss their entrepreneurial experiences.

Students attending the event joined 13 top young entrepreneurs from around the nation for interactive and hands-on sessions, panel discussions and a networking lunch.

The one-day event, presented by Independent Youth and coordinated by the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, is designed to give students the opportunity to discover and explore a passion in entrepreneurship while developing their entrepreneurial skills. The emphasis is on peer-to-peer exploration of entrepreneurial thinking and achievement know-how.

Independent Youth is a social enterprise with programs designed to positively impact the student, which in turn has the potential to positively impact their family and community.