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, […]
NFTE Announces Top Young Entrepreneurs Advancing in National Competition
Regional winners earn over $36,000 in cash prizes and qualify to compete in NFTE’s 16th Annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge this October New York, NY, Jul 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Over the last eight weeks, middle- and high-school students across the country participated in “Shark Tank”-style pitch competitions, presenting business plans to panels of […]
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 […]
NFTE Receives $600,000 Grant from American Student Assistance to Fund Expansion
New York, NY, Mar 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) announced today that it has been awarded a $600,000 grant from American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit that helps foster student understanding of career and education pathways. NFTE intends to use the unrestricted funds to support the rapid expansion of its entrepreneurial education […]
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 Announces Strategic Alliance With Million Stories Media, A Project of the Singleton Foundation
Nonprofits focused on entrepreneurship education and financial literacy join forces to reach Millennials and Gen Z New York, NY, Dec 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global educational nonprofit focused on activating the entrepreneurial mindset and building startup skills in young people, has announced a strategic alliance with Million Stories Media, a nonprofit […]
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 […]
