In light of the most recent Children’s Business Fair, my awareness for other, much larger ways for children and adolescents to get involved with entrepreneurship has increased tremendously. There are so many good programs out there that engage young, budding entrepreneurs to take control and make their dreams come true.

I came across this NYTimes.com article about Mary Mazzio’s new documentary, “Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon.” This documentary will follow 35 student finalists “from Harlem to Compton and all points in between” competing in a national business plan sponsored by Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). The documentary will be exclusively released a few days before Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 16 – 22, in select cities.

Several of the teens in the film are from low-income communities. These teens are standing at a crossroads, choosing between two very different futures. But, instead of dropping out of school or joining a gang, the teens decided to participate in this competition, taking their fate in their own hands.

The film will feature the student finalists in New York City during the final push of the competition.

Here at Acton, we believe that now, in America’s current economic situation, is an important time to start a new business. It is important to engage and educate young people in entrepreneurship.

Visit ten9eight.com for more information about the documentary. For more young entrepreneurship programs, take a look at Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and The Kauffman Foundation among the many others working towards educating our future business leaders.

Photo courtesy of François.

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