Source: www.deca.org
Topic: Entrepreneurship Education
Sort Desciption: 2006 DECA/NFIB Scholarship Winners 77 Scholarships tot aling $81,000 including: Elliot Bradshaw Sehome High School Washington $5,000 NFIB/VISA USA Young Entrepreneur W tern Region Award DECA and ...
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2006 DECA/NFIB Scholarship Winners
77 Scholarships tot aling $81,000 including:
Elliot Bradshaw
Sehome High School Washington
$5,000 NFIB/VISA USA Young Entrepreneur W tern Region Award
DECA and the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation have been partners
for the past four years, working to promote entrepreneurism to high school
youth. The mission of the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is
to educate young people about the critical role of small business, the
American free-enterprise system and to help students interested in
small business and entrepreneurship further their education. The
Foundation sought out a partnership with DECA because of their
established leadership in educating todays youth about business and
marketing. It was a natural fi t that these two entities should work
together.
In 2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation created a
national scholarship program, encouraging young entrepreneurs
to pursue higher education and possibly join the ranks of Americas
small-business owners. Since the inception of the NFIB Young
Entrepreneur Award program, approximately $1,179,000.00 has been
awarded to 1,115 students across the country. A total of 408 budding
entrepreneurs were recognized in 2006, 77 of them DECA members.
Partners in Entrepreneurship Education
To be one of the 2007 scholarship winners, you
can apply in one of two ways. DECA students will
be able to fi nd the application for the NFIB Young
Entrepreneur Award in the upcoming DECA
scholarship booklet or at www.deca.org/schol.
Students can also go online starting November 12,
2006. Visit www. goonline.cc. The deadline for
online submission is be February 12, 2007. If you are
selected for the semi-fi nalists round, a 1000 word essay, the nomination
of an NFIB member and high school transcripts will be required, all
postmarked by March 19, 2007.
selected for the semi-fi nalists round, a 1000 word essay, the nomination
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