Going Up – Young Entrepreneurs Pitch Their Businesses
Check out the videos of 28 businesses created by high school and middle school students around the country who are competing in the NFTE 2010 Elevator Pitch Challenge. The students have thirty seconds to present their business idea before time runs out, for the opportunity to get funding to actually start their businesses.
From photography businesses to sweet treats and other products and services, check out the creative ideas these young people have dreamt up, and vote for your favorite elevator pitch videos! Visit www.elevatorpitch2010.com to view the videos and to vote. (You can vote once per day).
What is an elevator pitch?
An “elevator pitch” is a carefully crafted message designed to explain a business to a potential investor. The catch — it must be given in the time that it takes to ride up an elevator. Vote now for your favorite young entrepreneur.
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Teen Making His Mark in Medicine
Check out the video below from the Today Show featuring Tony Hansberry, a 15-year-old scientist and aspiring neurosurgeon who discovered a new surgical technique that had his mentors amazed.
Tony shows us that you don’t have to wait until you’re older to explore that career path you’ve been dreaming of – imagine contributing to the medical community at 15. Great work Tony, you’re an inspiration! Click here to read a full article about Tony and his discovery.
“If you have a passion for it – it’s probably for you.”
“It doesn’t matter what other people have to say – just stick to it.”
— Tony Hansberry II
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Be Green with the Disney Friends for Change Grant
Want to start a project in your community that helps addresses a cause you care about? Disney is offering support to young people with their Friends for Change Grant. Having recently launched “Project Green,” they are currently looking for young people who want to help clean up the environment.
Disney’s Friends for Change Grants is meant to help youth that are making environmentally friendly changes in their communities. Grants are open to schools, organizations and individuals planning service projects and will focus on projects implemented by children ages 5-18. (Source: Youth Venture)
For more information about how you can apply for the grant, visit www.disney.com/friendsforchange
A recent grant recipient was Olivia’s Bird Illustrations, who we wrote about in a previous post. Olivia is raising money through her artwork to help save animals affected by the oil spill in the Gulf Coast. She and the cast of Disney’s Camp Rock 2 recently cleaned up the Gulf of Mexico with Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Click here to see pictures of their big clean-up and watch supporters like Debby Ryan and Joe Jonas talking about the oil spill and how you can help below:
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Interview: Alyson Stoner and Her Mom On Healthy Habits for Back to School
Today’s tweens and teens lead busy lives, especially with school starting back up again. Sometimes in the bustle between classes, homework and after school activities they may not take the time to practice healthy habits.
17-year-old Alyson Stoner knows how challenging it can be to stick to a healthy routine, especially with a packed schedule. She began performing in dance at the age of three and at the age of six, she took modeling classes that eventually lead to her dancing and acting career.
Now, Alyson can be seen in two new movies, “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” which premieres September 3rd at 8pm/7c on the Disney Channel, and “Step Up 3D.” She is currently on the road with her mother touring with The Jonas Brothers and the cast of “Camp Rock 2,” promoting the movie. Alyson has also been working on her music, including the inspiring song “Make History.” Her life has been anything but simple; but, with the help of her mother, they are able to keep up great health habits even on the road.
Fresh off the Camp Rock 2 premiere and in the midst of touring, Alyson and her mother LuAnne are spreading the word together of how young people can make healthy and smart choices. In this interview with Dreamer ENT’s media partner The Valder Beebe Show, Alyson and her mom discuss how to build strong healthy foundations when leading busy and active lives, from things like fitness, good hygiene, nutrition and proper oral health.
Listen to the full conversation below:
Introduction Music: Flying Forward by Alyson Stoner. Photo Sources: Crest Pro-Health & AlysonStoner.com
Did You Know?
A few years ago Alyson launched The Alyson Stoner Project, which she called an “Original Dance Instructional Musical Fitness revolution!” Click here to learn more about the project.
MORE ABOUT ALYSON STONER:
Alyson Stoner is a multi-talented young actress, singer and dancer. She is well known as “Sarah” from the Cheaper By The Dozen franchise and was a main character, “Caitlyn,” in the Disney Channel hit original movie Camp Rock with the Jonas Brothers. In addition to being a diverse actress, she is also trained in many different styles of dance including ballet, tap and jazz. Her breakout performance was in Missy Elliott’s music video Work It followed by two more music videos and many live performances with her.
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Josh Shipp Launches The Teen’s Guide to World Domination
Want to get some honest, practical advice on navigating your teen years while cracking up laughing? Check out this new book by author and speaker Josh Shipp…
Recently we posted the creative Class of 2010 Graduation rap from Josh Shipp. Now Josh has launched a new book for teens, The Teen’s Guide to World Domination: Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Awesomeness. The guide is full of humor and down-to-earth wisdom that helps teens improve their lives in every area – from relationships to dealing with hard times. Be sure to order your copy on Amazon.com when it releases on August 17. Check out the book description below, and click here to read a sample chapter:
Josh Shipp has been serving up a healthy dose of “advice with an attitude” to millions of teens for over a decade, in front of packed auditoriums across the country. For the first time ever, Josh is pulling together all of his unique advice for “world domination” into a must-have survival guide.
Hilarious, inspirational, and authentic, Josh offers golden nuggets of wisdom for everything that has you freaking out (pretty much all the stuff you can’t fathom addressing with Mom and Dad). So, summon your inner hero and learn to dominate the seven “villains” that are keeping you from awesomeness.
GHOSTS: All your painful memories and bad mistakes, which are holding you back and causing self-doubt. Confront them once and for all
NINJAS: Back-stabbing “friends” who earn your trust to fulfill their own agendas. Call them out and they won’t stand a chance
PIRATES: Bullies and bad boyfriends who take advantage of you. Write them off and tune them out
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