New Jersey Student Wins NFTE Mid-Atlantic Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

Students win $3,500 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)has named five local student businesses as the winners of its annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished themselves through innovative business ideas, which they will present at the national finals in New York on Oct. 10 to compete for the National Champion title and cash prizes.Competitors pitched...

Philadelphia, 21/06/2024 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - economia)

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named five local student businesses as the winners of its annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished themselves through innovative business ideas, which they will present at the national finals in New York on Oct. 10 to compete for the National Champion title and cash prizes.

Competitors pitched their original business concepts to a panel of esteemed judges, including Eli Lesser, Senior Executive Director, Wharton Global Youth Program at the Wharton School; Syed Masihuddin, Vice President, District Executive at Santander Bank; Aaron Pitt, Jr., NFTE alumnus and nursing student at Drexel University; Carol Steinberg, Master Chair of Vistage Worldwide, Inc.; and Dane Yoder, Assurance Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP (EY US). They selected a first-place winner to receive $1,500, a second-place winner to receive $1,000, a third-place winner to receive $500, and two runners up to each receive $250.

“Each year, we are blown away by the creativity and passion that we see from students who compete in our Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge,” said Rob Piercey, NFTE Mid-Atlantic Regional Director. “Young people from across the region come together to display their entrepreneurial mindsets and share their innovative business ideas. The future certainly looks bright thanks to these amazing students and their commitment to impact the world around them!”

The NFTE Mid-Atlantic Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge was presented by EY US and Santander, with signature support from Data Systems Analysts, Inc. and Shopify and associate support from CBIZ, the Citi Foundation, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, and PayPal.

For media inquiries, please contact Angelika Seaman, 603-504-8554, or Denise Berkhalter, APR, 917-281-4362, at mediainquiries@nfte.com.

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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) ignites the entrepreneurial mindset with unique learning experiences that empower students to own their futures. A global nonprofit founded in 1987, NFTE provides high-quality entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school and postsecondary students. NFTE brings the power of entrepreneurship to students, regardless of family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated more than a million students, delivering our programs in school, out of school, in-person, online, or through hybrid models. Visit  nfte.com  to learn more.

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