11/13/2007
High school seniors encouraged to apply today
CONTACT: Melissa Sharp, 202-314-2068
Washington, D.C.--Do you know an up-and-coming entrepreneur? Encourage them to apply for the 2008 Young Entrepreneur Awards, a program of the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation. The sixth annual scholarship program for high-school seniors is designed to promote and encourage entrepreneurship endeavors among teenagers in America.
Award recipients attend the university, college, community college or career institute of their choice with $1,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. Five students will be named finalist winners and will receive a $5,000 scholarship. One of the five finalists will be named the 2008 Young Entrepreneur of the Year and will be awarded an additional $5,000 for a total scholarship award of $10,000.
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award program was established to raise awareness among the nation's youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in growing America's economy. Since 2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation has awarded 1,538 scholarships to graduating high-school seniors totaling $1,609,000.
"Encouraging students to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations is the key mission for NFIB's Young Entrepreneur Foundation," said Hank Kopcial, executive director of NFIB's Young Entrepreneur Foundation. "We have been extremely impressed with the quality of applicants that have applied for the Young Entrepreneur Awards over the past few years and are excited to learn about the innovative ideas that this year's students will produce."
For more information about the YEF Awards please visit www.nfib.com/YEA. At this site, students can apply for a scholarship online or download an application. For the online application process, students will need the ACCESS KEY = NFIB. The deadline for applying for a 2008 YEF Award is Feb., 11 2008.
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.
