NFTE Marks Global Entrepreneurship Week with Fourth Annual Global Goals Conversation

Entrepreneurs and business leaders engage young people on themes of innovation, sustainability, justice, and equity New York, NY, Nov 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) convened its fourth annual UN Global Goals Conversation yesterday. The event, presented by Citi Foundation and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), brought together a diverse audience of academics, business innovators, […]

Startup Teens: High Schoolers Prove to Be Top-Grade Entrepreneurs

Impact Volunteer Services, an app to help teens find community service opportunities, is the brainchild of Kaise Tinglin and Sashary Acosta, NFTE students at Palm Beach Gardens High School and winners of the 2021 NFTE Southeast Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Tinglin was profiled recently by Florida Trend Magazine.

NFTE Names Top Young Entrepreneurs of 2021

NFTE today announced the young entrepreneurs who emerged as the top competitors in the 16th annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by Citi Foundation and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) held last week. Each of the three entrepreneurs named as 2021 national champions was awarded a $10,000 prize.

Community Achievers: OKC Student Advances in Entrepreneurship Challenge

Middle and high school students across the U.S. participated in “Shark Tank”-style pitch competitions organized by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) last spring. Emily Ortiz, of Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School, is among the winners advancing to national competition this month.

NFTE at the 2021 NERA Conference

NERA 2021

NFTE presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Conference around using the Entrepreneurial Mindset Index (EMI) to report non-cognitive skill growth.

NFTE at the 2021 ACCT Leadership Congress

2021 ACCT Leadership Conference

NFTE presented on accelerating the post-Covid jobs recovery through community college and education nonprofit partnerships at the 2021 Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress.