National Young Leaders Association

Entrepreneurs are trained, not born.

NYLA is a student-led nonprofit expanding access to entrepreneurship education through hands-on workshops, conversations with business leaders, and startup competitions.

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Students gathered at round tables at Entrepreneurathon at NJIT — Entrepreneurathon at NJIT, Newark

NYLA in action

Impact & partners

Entrepreneurathon editions

Hosted at NJIT in 2025 & 2026

1,495+

Students reached

Through NYLA’s entrepreneurship programs and initiatives

Entrepreneurship workshops

Delivered through NYLA’s educational programming

01What we do

Learn it. Meet it. Build it.

Link School students presenting their Monster Crocs business idea during a NYLA workshop

Learn

Entrepreneurship Education

Hands-on entrepreneurship workshops, leadership development, and the NYLA Certification Course.

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Connect

Conversations That Matter

Entrées with Entrepreneurs and NYLA Quick Chats connect students directly with founders, executives, and business leaders.

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Build

Entrepreneurathon

NYLA’s signature startup competition, where students develop business ideas together and pitch to experienced judges.

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Students collaborating at round tables during Entrepreneurathon 2026 at NJIT

Signature event · Entrepreneurathon

One day. One idea.
Endless possibilities.

At Entrepreneurathon, students come together at NJIT to transform real-world problems into startup ideas, build business models, and pitch their solutions to a panel of judges.

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02The NYLA community