Professor Christopher Cook and Professor Fred Schlegel from Indiana University-Kelley School of Business detail their involvement in the U.S. Department of State-funded Youth Entrepreneurship Livelihood Program (YELP)--a two-part consulting project in partnership with two Palestinian higher education institutions Bethlehem University (BU) and Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) that provides significant education and business support to high-potential entrepreneurs in the West Bank, Palestine--and share their academic and professional experiences working with students and entrepreneurs in Palestine and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).