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National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
 
  The 3 finalists of the OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge were invited to the White House to meet President Obama on October 16th. First place winner Kalief Rollins, second place winner Zoe Damacela and third place winner Scott Paiva chatted with the President about their businesses and their experiences as young entrepreneurs. They followed their visit with a private tour of the White House and interviews with the media.



President Barack Obama poses with National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge winners, from left; Scott Paiva, 18, third place winner from New Bedford, Mass.; Zoe Damacela,17, second place winner from Chicago, Ill. and Kalief Rollins, 17, first place winner, from Carson, Calif.; and Amy Rosen, President and CEO, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship; and Steve Mariotti, Founder, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, in the Oval Office, Oct. 19, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)