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Offers youth entrepreneurship programs, along with numerous economic resources for the classroom.

This web page packed with cases, success stories, projects, and activities is for teachers, instructors, youth leaders, program developers and others who help students find their own entrepreneurial opportunities.

As part of their global studies curriculum during the 2010-2011 school year, students in Kimberly Clarkson's 6th Grade class at Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, D.C. explored ideas related to entrepreneurship. Students participated in and reflected on online simulation activities, researched and discussed mission statements of established businesses, and learned about and experimented with developing basic business concepts, including options for funding and marketing.

The program model is classroom-based with entrepreneurship curricula that teach math and literacy skills in the context of building a business plan. NFTE partners with organizations in several states and many foreign countries to implement its program.

"People start businesses every day, but how do they succeed? In BizWorld, students will understand what it means to be an entrepreneur. In this project, students work in teams to form friendship bracelet companies."