Young Entrepreneurs Win Prizes Worth $10,000 in NFTE Founders Forum Competition

NFTE alumna Jasstina Featherstone receives top prize with a $5,000 investment for Jazz Esscents Candle Co. NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 26, 2025) —Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global education nonprofit, announced Jasstina Featherstone as the winner of the Founders Forum Pitch Competition. Presented by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) and PayPal, this annual […]

Wharton Global Youth Program: The Power of Entrepreneurship to Own Your Future

The Future of the Business World Podcast highlighted Joahluis Molina, a recent high school graduate and winner of the NFTE New England Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. He discussed how he started That Junk Removal Company to support himself financially while giving back to his community through monthly cleanup initiatives in Providence, Rhode Island. Of his experience […]

Bermuda News: Zen Marley Mello at the NFTE World Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

Bernews.com highlighted young founder and CEO of Zanamations Zen Marley Mello and his participation in NFTE’s World Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Of his experience Mello said the following, “The WYEC event is something that will stick with me for the rest of my life. It gave me the opportunity to experience people from different countries, cultures, […]

Congratulations to the Winners of the Annual NFTE World Series of Innovation Competition

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NFTE awarded over $14,000 to young entrepreneurs addressing global challenges through innovative solutions On April 15, 2024, NFTE announced the winners of the 2023-2024 World Series of Innovation Competition (WSI), presented by Aramco and MetLife Foundation. 18 groups were chosen based on their innovative solutions to six challenges in specific areas, including health, education and […]

NFTE Educators, Classes Invited to Free March 20 SheMeansBusiness Event

Join the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) for its 2024 SheMeansBusiness Speaker Series. On Wednesday, March 20, from 1:15 – 2 PM CST (2:15-3PM EST) we’ll hear Inspiring Stories from Female Trailblazers. This free, virtual event will host Meshell Baker and Gardenia Rosales. Hear their personal accounts of triumph and challenges in their entrepreneurial journeys. Register now or learn more.

Exploring Paths to Global Well-being: Insights from UN Global Goals Conversation

In a world of 8 billion people and counting, can we truly achieve the UN’s goal of “healthy lives and well-being for all”? NFTE hosted the United Nations Global Goals Conversation on November 15 in New York City, delving into this thought-provoking question. Presented by Aramco, Citi Foundation, EY, and MetLife Foundation, with support from […]

EY Connect Day empowers Young Innovators for a Better Future

This fall, NFTE hosted Innovation Days as part of the World Series of Innovation (WSI), bringing together young people and volunteers from around the world to tackle the biggest challenges facing humanity and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With the help of expert volunteers and business plan coaches, these Innovation Days aimed to inspire the next […]

NFTE Alumna Ela Gokcigdem Wins European Entrepreneurship Challenge

Six Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) alumni took their business ideas “for a better future” to the international stage in Kitzbuhel, Austria. The Sept. 23-26, 2023, YouthStart European Entrepreneurship competition celebrated the creativity and innovative capacity of youth. The annual awards program featured the Idea, Real Market, and We Grow Together challenges along with a […]

NFTE alumna Zainabou Thiam takes main stage at EY Strategic Growth Forum 

A huge thank you to EY for their ongoing support of talented NFTE alumni like Zainabou Thiam, who presented on the main stage at the EY Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, California, in 2023! Zainabou captivated the audience with her story and the success of her business, Sunu Body—an online West African boutique that sells authentic African […]