2008 North Carolina Young Entrepreneur Award Recipients
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2008 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. Recipients of the YEF Awards will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. This year more than 400 scholarships will be awarded, thanks to the financial support from numerous small business leaders, corporate and foundation supporters. This yearÕs major corporate sponsors are Visa and The McKelvey Foundation.
North Carolina winners are listed below.
| North Carolina | ||
| NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Heather Garland | Belmont | Gaston Christian School |
| Rachel McCormick | Kernersville | Wesleyan Christian Academy |
| Tareq Said | Charlotte | Zebulon Vance High School |
| NFIB/North Carolina Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Ryan Walsh | Raleigh | Leesville Road High School |
| NFIB/Sam's Club Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Geoff Hamrick | Raleigh | Cardinal Gibbons High School |
| NFIB/Visa Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Cody Lyon | Raleigh | Leesville Road High School |
| Jason McMahon | Raleigh | Leesville Road High School |
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