MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 26 -- Georgia College & State University issued the following news release:

By Nancy Mize and Cat McCrary

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rom startups to showdowns, Georgia College & State University is helping shape the next generation of entrepreneurs through its involvement in the Youth Entrepreneur Program, or YEP, a community initiative that gives local high school students real-world business experience, mentorship and professional guidance.

The young entrepreneurs develop business plans from idea to implementation. Judges select finalists, who then present "Shark Tank"-style and the winners receive seed money to get their businesses off the ground. The final presentations were held Feb. 12 at Baldwin High School in Milledgeville.

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