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2025-2026 World Series of Innovation Opens for Submissions in September What advice would a fifth-grade inventor give to other big thinkers? “You’re never too young or never too old to make an impact because I started when I was 6,” offers Myra Saxena, a student at Herbert Hoover Elementary School

New “Next Level Startup” Program Provides Flexible, Future-Ready Learning with Real-World Application and National Recognition Opportunities NEW YORK, NY (July 1, 2025) — The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global nonprofit that activates the entrepreneurial mindset in young people, is proud to announce the launch of Next Level Startup:

We’re excited to share our newest NFTE Nexus policy brief: “Insights from the World Series of Innovation: Challenge-Based Learning in Action.” This brief highlights powerful lessons emerging from the World Series of Innovation (WSI), NFTE’s global innovation challenge that invites young people—ages 5 to 24—to tackle real-world problems aligned to

NEW YORK, NY (June 25, 2025) — The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced the expansion of its partnership with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unity Foundation. Initially launched at the 2024 NFTE Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala, this collaboration is dedicated to equipping young people with the entrepreneurial skills and

Students win $3,750 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals New York, NY (June 16, 2025) – Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named six local student businesses as the winners of its annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished

Students win $3,000 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals Boston, MA (June 3, 2025) – Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named four local student businesses as the winners of its annual New England Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished

Students win $3,500 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals Los Angeles, CA (May 31, 2025) – Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named five local student businesses as the winners of its annual West Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is proud to celebrate one of our own — Karen Ezell — who has been named a 2025 Southwest finalist for the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year® Award. Selected from among hundreds of applicants across the region, Karen’s entrepreneurial journey is a great

Our latest NFTE Nexus policy brief is focused on A Unified Voice for Youth Entrepreneurship: National Coalition Takes to Capitol Hill. In April 2025, NFTE joined with BUILD.org, NAF, the CAPS Network, Project Lead The Way, The Possible Zone, Virtual Enterprises International, and American Student Assistance® (ASA) to advocate in

Students win $3,000 in Shark Tank-style pitch competition and advance to national finals Washington, DC (May 28, 2025) – Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named four local student businesses as the winners of its annual Capital Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished themselves