NFIB Announces 2012 National “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”: Oceanside, CA Teenager Recognized with $10,000 Scholarship

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Since 2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation has awarded 2,095 scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling $2,382,000. Students are encouraged to apply for our awards beginning October 1, 2011 and may apply until December 15, 2011.

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Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Applications Now Available Online

We interrupt our series on teaching finance to bring you some exciting news

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16 — Attention all high-school seniors – do you think you have what it takes to be recognized as a 2009 Young Entrepreneur Award Winner? It’s time to find out. Scholarship applications are now available for the 2009 Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation.

Starting October 16, students can visit www.NFIB.com/YEA to apply for a scholarship online. For the online application process, students will need to enter the access key “NFIB.” The deadline for applying for a 2009 YEF Award is December 15, 2008. For more, see press release.

Contact: Melissa Sharp (202)314 -2068 or Melissa.Sharp@NFIB.org