Feature: Junior Achievement’s efforts to teach kids around the world about business

Feature: Junior Achievement’s efforts to teach kids around the world about business By Kate Foley, Fearless Ambition When people think of Junior Achievement, the first thing that comes to mind may be the JA they experienced when they were a kid. “Their perception that all we do is teach kids how to make lamps and [...]

The Most Successful Teen Celebrity Entrepreneurs

The Most Successful Teen Celebrity Entrepreneurs The recipe for success is to do one thing really well, diversify and go viral. By Maureen Farrell From Forbes Magazine Online It’s hard enough to land a line in a TV commercial, let alone snag a starring role in a feature film. Or bag a record contract. Or [...]

Video: These Kids Mean Business

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page looks at the role of entrepreneurship education as a way to help change the lives of at-risk youth. Centered on budding entrepreneurs across the country and the programs created to foster their interest and understanding of the free-market, the documentary tells the tale of underserved youth creating and living their [...]

Video: Teenage Millionaire

Ashley Qualls is a 17-year-old self-made millionaire. Find out how she struck gold on the web.

Kidpreneurs Book Makes the NAPPA Gold Award

Serial entrepreneurs and constant advocates for the fostering of intelligent young minds, the Toren brothers have done something unique with “Kidpreneurs,” by outlining the basic tools and strategies adults use to groom their businesses in a simple, straightforward manner that will allow any child to easily understand. Throughout the many years that Matthew Toren and [...]

Jacobson Entrepreneurship Academy for middle school students

Jacobson Entrepreneurship Academy Middle School Camp for Students Completing Grades 7-9 Iowa City July 19-23, 2010 Apply Today! Download an Application Des Moines July 26-30, 2010 Apply Today! Download an Application The Jacobson Entrepreneurship Academy is a week-long day camp for Iowa students who have completed 7-9 grades and are interested in entrepreneurship and owning a [...]

Jacobson Institute presents Youth Entrepreneur Camp in Iowa City, July 12-16

Youth Entrepreneur Camp Elementary Camp for Students Completing Grades 4-6 Iowa City July 12-16, 2010 Apply Online Today! Download an Application Area students who have completed 4th-6th grades have an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship and business during the Jacobson Institute’s Youth Entrepreneur Camp, sponsored by Hills Bank & Trust Company. This one-week day camp [...]

High School Drop Out Rates cost the US Billions

High School drop out rates affect our economy in vast and numerous ways.  Eating at the core of our job market and economic growth as a whole we are faced with the question of what to do with our education system.  Our nations High School drop out rates are only growing and the expense of [...]

Ted Talks: Cameron Herold on kid-preneurs

Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as kids and as adults. To watch the video, click here.

Kid-preneur video

From the 2005 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award competition, a cute video to inspire kid entrepreneurs. Written and directed by Chapman University student Rosemary Lambert.

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