Carlise Minor, 15, a student at Jennings High School, won the recent St. Louis BizCamp for her business plan for Better Kids Better Adult, which gives victims of bullying an alternative option to suicide with a crafted customized program.
The St. Louis BizCamp was held at Normandy High School, with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis the community partner.
From June through August, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) hosted BizCamps in 10 cities across the United States for students, ages 13 to 18, from under-resourced communities. Students created a business idea and then worked to complete a business plan. At the end of camp, young entrepreneurs presented their business plans to a panel of judges in a competition to win seed capital.
Young people learned how entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, implement plans, build teams and overcome obstacles. BizCamp activities included the NFTE curriculum covering topics such as return on investment, supply and demand, opportunity recognition and marketing.
“No matter what path students choose, the entrepreneurial mindset will help them create opportunities for themselves, persist through challenges and be successful in the 21st Century innovation economy,” said Shawn Osborne, NFTE’s President and CEO.
Lead support for all camps was provided by the Citi Foundation and in many programs Citi employees also participated as volunteers.
For more information, visit nfte.com.
