Entrepreneurial Literacy EMPOWERS Everyone!

Use these video from successful entrepreneurs to stimulate students in the classroom, as part of your special events for National Entrepreneurship Week, or share with other entrepreneurship education leaders.

Imagine all American youth being this excited about their business ideas!

Click on this link to see video of the Entrepreneurial Youth Convention 2009

Learning the Business from the Ground Up

 DETROIT (WXYZ) - Dozens of students are learning to become their own bosses. The future entrepreneurs delivered "mock" business plans as they competed for scholarships in Detroit. It's all part of a program offered by the Detroit School District and the law firm Foley and Lardner. It's called the "Idea" program, and it helps add real-world experience to what kids learn in the classroom. About 75 students participated, and some of them even gained mentors from the experience.

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CLIFTON TAULBERT, The Freemont Corp./ Building Community Institute, Tulsa, OK

Hear Clifton Taulbert's inspiring words about the American Dream, and the importance of everyone believing in "I Can"   ....  do anything I Dream!  Share this message with your entrepreneurship students as part of the National Entrepreneurship Week celebration! 

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View the entire keynote speech 
"Plug into your Dream: The Hallmark of a Free Society" 
presented at the 2008 Entrepreneurship FORUM.  

GUY KAWASAKI, Founder of Garage.com – why I do, what I do and searching for plankton

Author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and one of the country's top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, Guy Kawasaki (Garage.com, Truemors.com) explains why he does what he does and why being a venture capitalist is kind of like searching for plankton on today's startup market.

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CHIP LOWE - Founder of CWD
Young student entrepreneur from Buchholz High School's Academy of Entrepreneurship, Gainesville, FL

As a follow-up to his story in Future CEO Stars, the Consortium's magazine for students written by student entrepreneurs, Chip Lowe is providing this video as the latest info on his business ventures as a "Media Mogul".   See the story of this high school sophomore in the August issue of Future CEO Stars http://www.futureceostars.com and view his update

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Have you ever felt like giving up? Clayton Christopher, founder of Sweet Leaf Tea (one of fastest growing iced teas) shares a great cycling story analogus to the many times his company almost went under over the last 10 years, but he never gave up. Now he's in 6,000 stores & in every state. Sometimes you have to keep going ala Engergizer Bunny Style.

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JESSE HARRIS – Founder NFFTY – The Power of Film Magic

Jesse started out in magic and high school and got inspired by its power to touch people. He then made his first feature film at 17. Now this entrepreneur at the ripe old of age of 20, is launched a youth film festival to help under 21 aspiring filmmakers. Jesse Harris tells you how he came up with the money (parents, you may want to cover your ears) as well as what NFFTY is all about.

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BRETT JACKSON – Founder Generation Thinktank – Next Generation Thinking

Hear about Brett Jackson, founder of Generation Think Tank, and how he got his career going at the age of 16 by convincing Crocs to let him work there (even after being turned down 6 times). After his time with the shoe company, he quickly grew his own start-up bagging new clients such as Sambazon, Gelazzi, Travelfli right out of the gate. Learn how he stepped out of his 'crocs' and built a next generation firm.

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Thanks to
the Entrepreneurship Learning Initiative, Mentor, OH,
and
CLUB E Network of Austin, TX  (with Ingrid Vanderveldt, host of web TV Show “On the Road with iV”) 
for providing these videos.