Are you an aspiring young entrepreneur or already have a business that you’re running and would like to grow? Be sure to check out a free online event the Teen Business Summit, August 22-24, 2011.

This event is an awesome opportunity to get advice from successful entrepreneurs who started young like Guy Kawasaki, Juliette Brindak, and Matt Mickiewicz. Check out the promo video for the event above and visit www.teenbusinesssummit.com to learn more and to register.

More About the Event
Teen Business Forum is proud to host Teen Business Summit, which will be held on August 22nd – 24th on 3-hour blocks each day and will bring together entrepreneurs from several countries such as US, United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria, Australia, etc…and of various age groups to discuss how Teen Entrepreneurs can “Create A Better Future”.

The three day event will be conducted entirely online via Skype and streamed in 3-hour time blocks each day. Anyone in the world can tune into the Teen Business Summit website on those dates and be able to see the speakers present via online video.

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Dreamer ENT’s founder Julene on the left in the green dress, with Oprah Winfrey on the right, along with the other audience members.
Clipping Source: The Bali International Post

“I was so excited to go to Australia with Oprah Winfrey, who has always been an inspiration to me in overcoming obstacles in life, journalism, entrepreneurship and philanthropy, and I had always envisioned meeting her. Dreams can come true!” – Julene, Founder of DreamerENT

Dreamer ENT’s founder Julene Fleurmond was one of 302 Ultimate Viewers chosen to take part in Oprah Winfrey’s Ultimate Australian Adventure in December.

Above: Julene and her mother outside of Harpo Studios in Chicago after the Oprah Winfrey Show Final Season Premiere, on September 9, 2010.

In Australia Julene attended shows at the Sydney Opera House, toured the city of Melbourne, climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge and took part in many celebrations and receptions prepared for the American audience. She got to meet many teachers who were also part of the audience, friendly Australians, koala bears and kangaroos. Four episodes that were taped in Australia will be aired in January (from the 18th to the 21st) on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

“Seeing Oprah in person, and that she is relatable and human too, made me realize that anyone can be great if they find a way to serve others with their talents. Dreams can come true with hard work and passion when you pursue the purpose within you. It was a really amazing, surreal experience!”

“I thank Ms. Winfrey for her generosity and consideration! In the same way please keep the people affected by the floods in Australia in your prayers and consider supporting them.”

- Julene Fleurmond

Above: Julene feeds a female kangaroo and poses with a koala bear at Healesville Sanctuary in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, December 10, 2010.

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Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from Dreamer ENT! How are you celebrating your Thanksgiving?

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“…For those of you who are going to ask… I’m not gonna stop acting, I promise! however, I’m not going to stop going to school either. School is important, and I’ll be going to school and working at the same time. It can be done. : )

- Ashley Argota, from her Youtube page

Congrats Ashley! We love to see young performers following their dreams, and especially pursuing their education!

Are you or someone you know graduating in 2010?

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Dreamer ENT’s Editor Julene will be featured on an upcoming show about young entrepreneurs hosted by Sunkissed Girlz, an awesome online publication for girls. Tune in on Sunday, January 17th at 6 p.m. EST to also hear interviews with Lisa Price, the owner of the hair and beauty line Carol’s Daughter, as well as a 10-year old who has a lip gloss business. They’ll interviewed by a young entrepreneur Alana Jones, 13-year-old co-founder of Sunkissed Girlz. To hear the interview go to www.sunkissedgirlz.com and click on the Sunkissed Girlz radio icon to listen live. While you’re on the site check out the recent articles about entrepreneurship: “You CAN make money selling healthy snacks!” and “Turn Your Hair Talent Into Cash!” We hope you’re inspired to get thinking about what business you might start this year!

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Welcome to the official launch of the Dreamer ENT site. We hope you like our new site design; we’ll be adding more features to the site in the weeks to come.

Stay tuned for our first interviews with young people following their dreams, as well as inspiration to help you get closer to yours. Feel free to browse our past blog posts, and visit our contact page to join our mailing list for updates.

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Dreamer ENT’s founder Julene is featured in the upcoming entrepreneurship education textbook from the Network Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE. The feature is about cultivating relationships to help your business succeed. The textbook entitled Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future is used in the NFTE curriculum to teach high school students the art of starting and running a business. NFTE is the program that enabled Julene to start her own marketing business when she herself was in high school.

Read a portion of the feature below:

Relationship Building: The Art of Success
When Julene Fleurmond was in the tenth grade, she entered a Web design contest at her South Miami high school. “I began teaching myself how to use different Web-design programs,” she said. “I didn’t think I would win, and I won first place.”

Relationships Lead to Business
Along with being awarded a scholarship, Julene also impressed one of the judges, who asked her to work with his organization, the National Urban League, on other projects. Julene began doing community service projects. She researched how to operate a creative graphic design business, took on internships at other firms, networked with professors and mentors, and made sure her work was on a professional level.

After two years of freelancing, Julene started Envibrance Studios, a media and promotional company that creates Websites, multimedia, creative content, and publications. Envibrance’s motto is “Envision the possibilities; we’ll bring them to life.” Julene was confident about providing her services, but she didn’t feel confident about pricing them…

Relationships That Count
In the beginning, Julene tried to do everything herself. Eventually she found that “Asking for help is not some thing you should be afraid of. Sometimes I would ask other designers I knew to do part of a project. Or we would collaborate if I didn’t know how to do something. They would do one part of it and I would do the other.”

Julene also learned how to take on projects that she’s passionate about. “My genre now is mostly youth-oriented organizations or organizations that cater to youths. Having a genre or an audience that I’m very passionate about really helps me to be more passionate about my work.”

Her advice to other entrepreneurs is to make sure they’re passionate about whatever they do, even if others say it won’t be profitable.

“I think that if you pursue what you’re truly passionate about and what you were made to do, financial benefits and everything else will follow naturally.”

More About the Textbook Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future
Written by Steve Mariotti, NFTE Founder

The 11th edition of NFTE’s text book on entrepreneurship is a student-friendly, comprehensive guide to developing a business plan.

• Focuses on critical basic business skills including business communications, negotiating, business ethics, social responsibility, time management, and goal setting.
• Examples of three types of businesses – manufacturing, retailing, and service – run throughout the text.
• Integrates workplace-relevant activities to meet academic standards.
• Features profiles of 22 young entrepreneurs.

To find out more and to order visit the NFTE website at http://nfte.com/news/entrepreneurship.asp.

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