Nine Teams Awarded $21K in NFTE Innovation Challenges

Emerging social entrepreneurs pitch ideas to advance UN Global Goals New York, NY, Apr 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced the winners of the NFTE World Series of Innovation for the 2020-21 school year. Nine teams of emerging social entrepreneurs were awarded a total of $21,600 in cash prizes for their ideas. The […]

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Celebrates Teachers as Frontline Workers

National Gala also Honors Citi, the Citi Foundation and ASA New York, NY, Mar 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The theme of this year’s Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE) Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala, held online on March 4, 2021, was “Celebrating Teachers: NFTE’s Frontline Workers.” Sponsored by the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing the entrepreneurial mindset […]

Young Entrepreneurs Awarded $15,000 in NFTE’s 2021 National Investor Pitch Challenge

Fashion, coffee, and financial literacy startups won seed capital New York, NY, Mar 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced the Winning Business Venture and the seed capital awarded in NFTE’s 2021 National Investor Pitch Challenge, which featured young entrepreneurs from around the country pitching Shark Tank- style to secure funding […]

NFTE Convenes Emerging Entrepreneurs and Global Executives to Discuss Innovative Solutions to Social Inequities

Panel Discussion Marks Global Entrepreneurship Week New York, NY, Nov 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses, schools and communities to find ways to cope with the social and economic fallout. On Wednesday, November 18, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) asked a gathering of young entrepreneurs, global business innovators and nonprofit leaders […]

NFTE Names 17-Year-Old Jose Rodriguez of Providence, Rhode Island Top Young Entrepreneur of 2020

Teen entrepreneurs from around the world vied for $25,000 in prizes at 15th annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge New York, NY, Oct 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has announced that 17-year-old Jose Rodriguez of Providence, RI, won the top prize at NFTE’s 15th annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by Citi Foundation and […]

NFTE World Series of Innovation Challenges Open to Young Social Entrepreneurs

Small teams from around the globe competing for a $21,600 prize pool New York, NY, Sep 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — How do we create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world? How do we speed recovery from the economic crisis precipitated by COVID-19? The young people competing in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) World Series of […]