Eddie Brown, recipient of NFTE’s 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, presents his inspirational autobiography, Beating the Odds:  Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies.  

The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability celebrated National Financial Literacy Month by ringing The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today.

This month, by proclamation of the President of the United States, is National Financial Capability Month, 2012.  In declaring April as National Financial Capability Month, President Obama said:

NFTE is partnering with Starbucks in April to support our educational programs in several cities and states. Your support and votes could help NFTE receive a donation of more than $150,000 from the Starbucks Foundation. That’s a lot of coffee and a ‘Grande’ investment in the future of thousands of young people.

Microsoft, a NFTE supporter and partner, along with the International Youth Foundation today unveiled Opportunity for Action, Preparing Youth for 21^st Century Livelihoods.

An interesting discussion and focus on the teaching of entrepreneurship is underway this week. The Wall Street Journal asks in an article “Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?” The debate is focused on what better prepares an entrepreneur, education or real world experience.

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,

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.