As many of you know, I’ve been working with BUILD, an education non-profit that provides real-world entrepreneurial experience to empower youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education. Through a combination of coursework in school on the basics of entrepreneurship, to an after-school program working with local mentors, developing a business proposal, receiving seed-funding, and actually running the business, students see first-hand how doing well in school can translate to success in the real-world. And the results are amazing: 100% of students that complete the program have matriculated to college!
Here are some photos from the DC “Winter Sales Bazaar,” last week, where students showed what they’ve been working on, and began selling their products — which range from eco-friendly bags to dog grooming services.
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Budak's Tumblr: From SF, but living in DC. Social Entrepreneur and Travel Writer. I like adventures, roadtrips, photography, California and empanadas.
