How We Do It
Building Entrepreneur Skills for Tomorrow (BEST) is a collaborative partnership between local schools, EmpowHer Institute and Network for Training Entrepreneurs (NFTE) a community based organization. The purpose of Building Entrepreneur Skills for Tomorrow (BEST)is to provide early intervention and prevention programs to reduce the dropout rate of females in middle and high school girls through teaching entrepreneurial skills to inner city youth in grades 6-12th who are at risk of educational failure, teen pregnancy, truancy and juvenile delinquency. The strategies are designed to encourage youth to create possibilities beyond the hopelessness in their communities.
EmpowHer Institute provides entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities using a proven program developed by Network for Training Entrepreneurs (NFTE). The strategy for achieving this mission is to: partner with schools, community-based organizations and entrepreneurs; create innovative, experiential curricula; train and support teachers and youth workers; and provide supportive mentors. Since 1987, NFTE has reached nearly 232,000 young people. NFTE currently operates programs in 22 states and 13 countries, and has over 1,300 active Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers.
Youth Entrepreneurial Programs
•Alpha Christian Center-Teen Summit-- “Teen Business Do’s and Don’ts” and “Value of a College Education.”
• United States Tennis Association (USTA)/Compton High School Tennis Program—Building discipline and self-esteem through sports
• Compton High School Girls- “Becoming an Entrepreneur” USTA sponsored program
•Career Choices--Crenshaw High School
• On Track/USTA—EHI delivered career training in sports and non-sports
Mentorship/Training Programs
• “A Matter of Respect” training developed/delivered to Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization Centers (LAOIC)
• Junior League of Los Angeles—Diversity/Inclusion Workshop
• Memphis City Schools—mentoring inner-city elementary school girls
• MBM Change Agents (woman owned business) in South Africa—training in personal responsibility for women
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EmpowHer Institute
Corporate Office 601 West 5th Street -- Floor 8
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2004
Office: (310) 574-9181
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