Marshall Kaplan (left) and Mindy Ross (2nd from right) of Smith Barney
join (l-r) Daniel Uribe, 3rd place winner; Johnnie Lovett, 2nd place winner;
Warda Ali, 1st place winner; and Steve Mariotti, NFTE's president & founder,
following the final round competition.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd Annual Smith Barney/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge!

On October 3rd, 30 NFTE students from across the country competed for seed capital by presenting their business plans to panels of judges of NFTE supporters and Smith Barney employees. The students won city-wide and regional competitions in order to qualify to participate, and everyone at NFTE is proud of each and every competitor!

This year's winners were:

1st place - Warda Ali, Sure Shot Cricket

NFTE Bay Area program:

Silver Creek High School, San Jose, CA

Smith Barney Business Plan Advisors: David Whitney & Alexandra Moysov

2nd place - Johnnie Lovett, Stayfreshonline.com

NFTE Chicago program:

Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy, Chicago, IL

Smith Barney Business Plan Advisor: Clifford Alsager

3rd place - Daniel Uribe, Lazer Bearings

NFTE Greater Los Angeles program:
International Social Entrepreneurship Academy, Torrance, CA
Smith Barney Business Plan Advisor: Lindsay Horstman

Thank you to our distinguished judges for donating their time and expertise to help make this event a huge success: