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Small Businesses, Big Dreams

This Small Business Month, we honor the NFTE entrepreneurs – they are the dreamers, the risk-takers, and the visionaries who have turned their ideas into reality!

At NFTE, we've always believed in the power of entrepreneurship to transform lives and communities. Our alumni embody this belief every day as they pursue their passions and drive positive change in the world. Join us in supporting our NFTE alumni's small businesses this month and beyond:

Maybe you need to order cake pops for an upcoming party? Try Cakepopulis!
Maybe you want to spruce up your home with some new artwork? Check out FiyaBomb!
Or maybe you’re ready to learn a new skill to land your dream job? Contact Product Gym!

Thank you for being part of the NFTE community and for your unwavering support of our incredible alumni. Together, we can empower the next generation of diverse entrepreneurs!

From the Classroom to the Business World

In a world where innovation and adaptability are crucial for success, entrepreneurship education is a vital tool for shaping future business leaders. Renjini Nair, a Business Management and Economics Teacher at ACS International School Doha, NFTE's partner in Qatar, shares her experience teaching the NFTE curriculum! “Introducing this course at ACS Doha, the first course established in Qatar, challenged conventional teaching methods, emphasizing skill over tradition,” Renjini shares.

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How NFTE Empowered Me: A Journey Toward Entrepreneurship

"NFTE has ignited a fire within me, allowing me to take initiative in any moment. I can genuinely say that participating in NFTE made me feel that I can be an entrepreneur, regardless of my background or experience. Because through NFTE, anything is possible."

These are the words of NFTE alumna, Sarai Umansor Morales! Through challenges and victories and invaluable experiences, she provides an in-depth look into the life of a NFTE student.

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Support Local Students and Future Entrepreneurs at NFTE Regional Competitions

The competition season for Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) students kicked off in Dallas on May 10 and made its way to Miami on May 15! The series of regional competitions will continue across the U.S., culminating on June 18 in Philadelphia.

RSVP now to attend upcoming regional competitions in person and show your support for local students vying for seed capital to turn their business dreams into reality.

Meet the first-place winners from the South and Southeast regions:

Lodias Martinet from Grand Prairie School for the Highly Gifted in Grand Prairie, Texas, with his business idea Style Selector, an app that generates outfits for those who don’t know what to wear.
Morgan Shepperd from Stephenson High School in Dekalb County, Georgia, with her business idea MathYourWay, which provides personalized tutoring services to students who need additional assistance in advancing their mathematics knowledge.

These students have set themselves apart with their innovative business ideas. They will get the chance to present these ideas at the national finals in New York on Oct. 10, vying for the National Champion title along with cash prizes!

The Role of Policy in Guiding NFTE's Expansion

A team of graduate students from the George Washington University (GWU) Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration partnered with NFTE to conduct a policy scan across the U.S. This policy scan aimed to examine the local education policy landscape to align NFTE's expansion with its core mission and values and uncover states with recent legislature and education policies that advocate for economic education.

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NFTE and G-Unity Foundation Announce Collaboration

NFTE and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unity Foundation announced their collaboration to support aspiring entrepreneurs at the NFTE Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards gala. “The G-Unity Foundation is well-aligned with NFTE in our efforts to foster inclusive and conscious capitalism by igniting the entrepreneurial mindset of youth in underserved communities,” said NFTE President & CEO Dr. J.D. LaRock.

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Corporate Spotlight

Thank you to PayPal for their dedicated support of NFTE programming! We’re especially grateful to PayPal volunteers around the world, who provide customized field trip experiences and skills-based support for NFTE students and alumni to help them achieve business startup success.

This Small Business Month, PayPal will be working with NFTE Mid-Atlantic students to help them explore different career fields, engage their entrepreneurial mindset, and build their networks. Together, NFTE and PayPal are creating economic opportunity, empowering learners to own their futures, and reducing economic inequality by bringing the power of entrepreneurship to the next generation!

NFTE in the News

Authority Magazine (NFTE Alumna): Jasmine Lawrence on How We Can Increase Girls’ Participation in Engineering and Robotics.
Vibe: 50 Cent Honored At 2024 Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala.
American Entrepreneurship Today: NFTE Honors Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Dallas Innovates: Five DFW Students Win Regional Entrepreneurship Challenge, Will Compete Nationally in NYC.
WFXR TV: Grand Prairie Student Wins NFTE's South Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.
IrelandLive: Young person from Louth reaches Foróige NFTE final.
The Connaught Telegraph (Ireland): Young people from Mayo reach Foróige NFTE Final 2024.

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