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YBA to provide start-up business services to NFTE graduates

Youth Business America and the National Institute for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Inc. (NFTE) will partner to create a peer network for high school and young adult graduates of the NFTE Business Education Program.

About NFTE

NFTE’s programs teach entrepreneurship using its exciting, experiential curriculum. There are versions for middle school, high school, and young adult students, with corresponding reading levels and complexity. NFTEs metric for assesing efficacy has led to a highly successfull program that has generated strong quantitative data for the support of youth entreprenuership initiatives as a positive stimulus on local communities and economy (see Impact page for more details).

Since 1987, NFTE has reached more than 280,000 young people, and currently has programs in 21 states and 12 countries. NFTE has more than 1,500 active Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers, and is continually improving its innovative entrepreneurship curriculum.
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  1. Serious about starting your own business,
  2. Have business experience to share,
  3. Would like to leverage the mission of your organization,
  4. Or have capacity to support our efforts financially

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Deloitte providing pro bono accounting and tax advice for entrepreneurs

The reputable tax and accounting firm Deloitte LLP has agreed to provide complimentary tax and accounting services to anyone who qualifies for the YBA program as a youth entrepreneur. With this assistance, YBA can further bolster the development of business among American youth by reducing the what can be a significant hindrance to commercial success.

About Deloitte

Deloitte LLP recorded $10.72 billion in U.S. revenues in the fiscal year ending May 30, 2009. Deloitte subsidiaries rank among the nation’s leading professional services firms in audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services across more than 20 industries. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte is dedicated to helping clients and people excel. Deloitte LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
 
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