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Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy Empowers Future Leaders

EntreEd partnered with Appalachian State University and STEM West to facilitate the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) from July 5 to 18, 2025, on App State’s campus in Boone, North Carolina. Twenty high school students from across the Appalachian region were selected through a competitive application process to participate in two immersive weeks of hands-on learning that sparked entrepreneurial thinking and built critical skills.