Our Concept

The ABEA offers its students a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for college, while giving students the fundamentals of business. The school is located in the newly refurbished Austin campus facility located at 231 North Pine Street.

In addition to the core curriculum of reading, math, science, and social studies, the ABEA “Wednesday Enrichment” offer students the opportunity to hear guest speakers, and attend field trips and seminars. Along with additional academic tutoring, they participate in small group activities and have access to local business owners as well as some of the top business professors and professionals in Chicago.

Our Partnerships

The Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy is a joint effort of American Quality Schools, the Westside Ministers Coalition, and our corporate sponsor, Allstate Insurance. Co.  ABEA also has the support of the Austin African American Business Networking Association and the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Our Students

The ABEA welcomed its first class of just over 200 students in the fall of 2006.  Over the next three years one class will be added each year until ABEA has freshmen, sophomore, juniors and seniors represented in a class body of 600 students total allowing us to have a smaller student body to foster an environment in which parents, teachers, and students get to know each other.