11/15/2006
CONTACT: Melissa Sharp, (202) 554-9000
High-school seniors encouraged to apply today
Washington, D.C.--Do you know an up-and-coming entrepreneur? Encourage them to apply for the 2007 Young Entrepreneur Awards, a program of the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation. The fifth annual scholarship program for high-school seniors is designed to set teenage small-business owners on the path to entrepreneurship.
Award recipients attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. Five students will be named regional winners and will receive a $5,000 scholarship. One of the five regional winners will be named the Young Entrepreneur of the Year and will be awarded an additional $5,000 for a total scholarship award of $10,000.
The program made its debut in 2003 when it awarded a total of 110 scholarships nationwide. In 2006 the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation awarded a total of 408 scholarships, thanks to financial support from numerous small-business leaders, corporate sponsors and foundation supporters.
“We have been extremely impressed with the quality of applicants who have applied for the Young Entrepreneur Awards over the past few years and look forward to learning about the innovative ideas that this year’s students will produce,” said Hank Kopcial, executive director of NFIB’s Young Entrepreneur Foundation.
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The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization promoting the importance of small business and free enterprise to the nation’s youth. More information is available at www.NFIB.com/YEF.The Foundation is associated with the National Federation of Independent Business; NFIB is the nation’s leading small-business advocacy association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small- and independent-business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through our unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in supporting America’s free enterprise system.
