Ernest Ruffin, Jr.

Entrepreneur /College Professor/Movie Producer

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Young Entrepreneurz Solutions (YES) Signs A Five Year Deal With Newark Public Schools Expanding Its Entrepreneurial Footprint..

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Fun In The Sun & Great HBCU Football
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https://t.co/BJ2xJSRz3O Going to be a great weekend of parties, boat excursions and HBCU Football…

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Great college ball action at the YES USVI HBCU Classic. Watch on YouTube @yessportstv

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Hi all! I just wanted to share YES is bringing top ranked HBCU College Basketball to ST Thomas December 11-13th games start at 9am to 5pm Dec 11th & 12th Championship Noon December 13th at Eudora Kean UVI will play again this year!

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Vernon Maxwell (MadMax) Celebrity Golf Tournament Houston, TX was outstanding. YES Sponsored a hole. Jerry Stackhouse & V-Max, my son ER3 and Danielle Fontenot getting her championship Rocket jersey signed.. #madmax #yngentrepreneurz #houston

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The YES NBA - WNBA Business Plan Challenge was awesome! Markita Aldridge formerly of the Washington Mystics captured 1st place and $10,000 with her Queen of Mortgage Business. Tamecka Dixon of LA Sparks fame finished 2nd & the $4,000 prize. Great judges, Rutgers CUEED Sponsor

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The final four retired NBA / WNBA players 1st YES Business Plan Challenge for a grand prize of $10,000 will be on zoom this Friday at 9AM EST. Please see attached flyer to view the challenge.. #yngentrepreneurz #retiredprofessionalathletes #kingjames #rutgersuniversitycueed

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YES Milwaukee Businesss Plan Challenge students hard at work. Their Director has added pressure to them by saying “you know we won the YES National Chip last year” #yngentrepreneurz #milwaukee

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YES Milwaukee Businesss Plan Challenge students hard at work. Their Director has added pressure to them by saying “you know we won the YES National Chip last year” #yngentrepreneurz #milwaukee

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After a very tough competition, a winner emerged from the YES London 2025 Business Plan Challenge. Litter Logic manufacturers of automated cat liters. #yngentrepreneurz #london

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NYC Attorney Jack McCue and his IP Global Company have donated the first of a few pallets of vintage Air Jordan’s and apparel to YES. McCue has seen the growth of YES and wanted to get involved with YES’s success. #yngentrepreneurz

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YES keeps growing to new cities globally… #yngentrepreneurz #buildingbridgesacrosstheriver #washingtondc

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Week 1 we had a cigar ashtray designer and manufacturer (Cigar Fraternity) share his business with the students. This week MJ’s Ice Cream and Brew-Tiful Coffee of Detroit shared their entrepreneurial experiences. Students had plenty of questions, those on-line enjoyed the talks 2

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Calling all retired NBA & WNBA Players to come learn entrepreneurship take part in the YES Business Plan Challenge and the chance to win $2,500 each team member, then on to Vegas for a grand prize of $10,000 each.

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YES Eagle Academy of Newark, NJ Business Plan Challenge hard at work on their business plans. One group won’t tell nobody what type of business they are starting. The competition is fierce. #yngetrepreneurz #thefutureisbright

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On B.M.O.R.E. Panel about domestic and international entrepreneurship. The young people were very smart. Our future is bright… #yngentrepreneurz