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Teachers and curriculum certified by the National Foundation for
Teaching Entrepreneurship – NFTE website |
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Speakers from the local business
community
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Assistance with business plan preparation provided by mentors
from the local business community |
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Experiential learning activities
such as The Trading Game,
The Negotiation Game and Creativity
Factory |
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Incentives for success, such as a BizPak, a backpack which
includes tools for learning |
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Continued opportunities for success through Alumni programs,
including scholarships, business partnerships and a micro-loan program –Student/Alumni |
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A chance to experience wholesale buying through Wholesale Field
Trips, which include visits to local businesses and a wholesale club,
where they use a $25 loan from YEK to purchase products to resell |
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Hands-on experience with retail selling through Market Days, in
which students sell the items they purchased on the Wholesale Field
Trips to their fellow students, keeping any profit earned after repaying
their seed money |
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Creation of a business plan, which is then used to compete on
local and regional levels for Venture Capital awards, which can be used
to start their business or for higher education –Venture Capital and Dreams to Dividends |
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