YOUTH JOIN THE MICROENTERPRISE REVOLUTION!
Oprah, J Lo and P Diddy are all entrepreneurs. They know how to make building a business a part of their lives. Now two schools in Rhode Island are plugging into a program in "Entrepreneurship…The Basics" being taught by Ann Marie Marshall, director of the Rhode MicroEnterprise Association and Prof. Kenneth Proudfoot of Johnson & Wales University. Youth entrepreneurship is included as part of the high school curriculum. Projects are in place in Introduction to Business classes at Shea High School in Pawtucket and at the Cranston Area Career & Technical Center in conjunction with culinary arts, financial and marketing students. Young artists are also getting the business basics at ASS220's Broad Street Studio.

R.I. MICROENTERPRISE DELEGATION SPENDS BUSINESS DAY IN D.C.
Rhode Island Business Day 2002 put federal officials and Congressional reps in front of advocates for microenterprise for a discussion of export trade, social security reform and funding for small business. Anne Marie Marshall attended R.I. Business Leaders Day forums hosted by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) for discussions over the course of the day with leaders who included Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.), Sen Joesph Liberman (D-Ct.) Sen. John McCain (R-Az.), Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and Alan Greenspan, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

STUDENTS EXPLORE PATH TO LEADERSHIP AT YOUTH CAMP
Twelve R.I. high school students with disabilities took part in three days of events at Camp Conanius in Exeter, R.I. at the first annual Rhode Island Youth Leadership Forum. Students took part in educational programs on developing self-esteem, choosing a career, recognizing the history of disability as a culture, tapping into financial resources, using technology to promote independence and developing a leadership plan for success.
Help came from the MicroEnterprise Association and Johnson & Wales University students, Adam Anthony, Michelle Kulinkowski, Reather Hollingsworth, and Ralph Balsamo assisted Anne Marie Marshall with activities. Funding for the leadership forum was contributed by the R.I. Department of Human Services, Ocean State Center for Independent Living and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy.

EIGHT GRADUATES HONORED IN PAWTUCKET AND PROVIDENCE
Microbusiness graduates in Pawtucket and Providence were honored for completing four-week programs in Starting Your Own Business. Providence students awarded certificates at the International Institute of Rhode Island are Pascal Madave, Kenneth St. Pierre, Dulce Mendoza. Students graduating in Pawtucket are Maria Semendo, Svitlana Styckolshchykova, Maria Nely Pires and Elisa De Oliveira.

SUPPORTED BY
RHODE ISLAND HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTMENT COUNCIL
RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION - A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF THE LARRY FRIEDMAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT - JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY
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