Meet Rodney Walker, From Foster Care to Harvard
Making Lemonade is a series of conversations with young entrepreneurs who have overcome obstacles, embraced change, and turned lemons into lemonade. Rodney Walker’s story is about resilience, no matter what challenges you face.
Teaching Black Students Their History and How to Be Entrepreneurs Fulfilled My Lifelong Dream
Black teachers are vital to the success of young Black children, who need to see themselves in their curriculum as well as in leadership. They need to know that for them, anything is possible. Opinion piece by NFTE LA Master Educator, Brandie Davis
Using Inclusive Capitalism to Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Real
Dr. J.D. LaRock, President & CEO of NFTE, and Lamell McMorris, the founder of Greenlining Realty, write about how businesses and policymakers can make real change by promoting inclusive opportunity and breaking down systemic inequalities.
Be Clear on Your Motivation for Starting Your Company
Jasmine Lawrence, NFTE Alumna and Bay Area Board member shares her insights into the success of her business, EDEN BodyWorks.
Make Your Own Job: The Promise of Entrepreneurship Education
The promise of entrepreneurship education is the promise of self-sufficiency and a special kind of financial security: whatever happens in the local employment market or the broader economy, entrepreneurs can make their own jobs.
Unemployed in the Pandemic? Here’s How to Start Your Own Business
A free online course for adult learners is now available for anyone who has lost a job to COVID-19 or wants to learn how to turn an idea for a business—or a passion or hobby—into a profitable startup.
Entrepreneurship as an Economic Pathway for the Laid-Off Workforce
In the midst of unprecedented unemployment, a nonprofit that has focused on developing youth entrepreneurship programs pivots to create a new curriculum for adult learners who are unemployed, underemployed, or interesting in building a new business.
Innovation Challenges Put Young Smarts to Work on Tough Problems
New global challenges aren’t just creating activists—they’re creating entrepreneurs. Opinion piece by J.D. LaRock and Gus Harris looks at the way that young activists are thinking globally and embracing social entrepreneurship.
NFTE Fully Embraces the Entrepreneurial Mindset
American Entrepreneurship Today profiles NFTE, a nonprofit that offers a unique solution to help students take on a post-COVID world.