The Entrepreneurs from East Newton High School
I am on the board of directors of a wonderful organization called IIEE which helps high school kids in disadvantaged and underserved populations.When I spoke at their annual conference this past Saturday, I met a group from East Newton, MO. What was amazing about this group along with their teacher, Denise Stafford was the effort they put into coming to the conference. Denise told me about how economically challenged the community is. They had to earn the thousands of dollars it required to attend the event. They rented a yellow school bus to make the 14 hour trip from their town to Chicago. The businesses they started ranged from bath salts to fudge. But let them tell you their story:
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My younger son, Daniel, and I at the City of Chicago Business Works event
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May 8th, 2008 at 8:45 am
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May 10th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Barry,
I wish I had known about you earlier! Scott Allen of About.com recommended I check out what you are doing, and he was dead on. You have a wonderful site and a cool angle to entrepreneurialism - one that is true to my heart. It’s good to be the “odd-ball.”
Keep it flowing!
- Mike Michalowicz
May 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Thanks Mike for the call out! I will check out your web site!