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There’s great news today for entrepreneurs and America’s unemployed from the Kauffman Foundation.  More than 80% of entrepreneurs expect their business to be more profitable in 2012,

“Most young workers say they don’t have the education and training to get ahead”

This terrible finding is from the Pew Research Center’s new report, “Young, Underemployed and Optimistic.”  Pew addresses how education plays a key role in a person’s economic situation and even their understanding of the current situation.

NFTE’s 2012 Winter Newsletter is now available. Find out how some NYC summer program students continue getting lessons in entrepreneurship and the reason they’re busy preparing for the month of April.

During today’s White House Science Fair, President Obama recognized the work of NFTE and of Hayley Hoverter, winner of the 2011 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by MasterCard Worldwide.

Hayley Hoverter, NFTE’s 2011 National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge winner, will participate in the White House Science Fair tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7.  Sweet (dis)SOLVE , Hayley’s creation, is a beverage sweetener made from organic sugar wrapped, not in paper, but in a soluble organic starch that melts into your drink without adding calories, odor or taste.

Joe Muscat, Partner & Strategic Growth Markets Leader, Ernst & Young, and NFTE Bay Area Regional Advisory Board member discusses here the importance of awards programs, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

NFTE President & CEO Amy Rosen just returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She had the opportunity to meet with many entrepreneurs, corporate and political leaders and discuss NFTE's global presence.

Amy with Ayman Asfari, GCE of Petrofac Limited, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Jim Turley, Chairman & CEO of Ernst & Young.

Ten hardworking NFTE South Florida students and their teacher met Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on January 26.  Secretary Duncan honored the Miami Edison Senior High School students for winning NFTE’s World Series of Innovation with their businesses E*Pride and 300 Calories or Less.

NFTE alumni Ariell Buckingham and Kyle Wong just returned from Saudi Arabia where they served as panelists at the Global Competitiveness Forum.  Both participated in the “Innovation to Generation” panel.

Ariell shared her experiences in a blog post.