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DECA Student Tomas Martinez Talks Cookie Dough and His Life as a CREAM Franchisee

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Tomas Martinez is a senior at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida, U.S. He has a unique experience with entrepreneurship, helping to operate two CREAM (Cookies Rule Everything Around Me) ice cream franchises that his family currently owns in Florida – a business relationship that began as a project…Read More

A Teen Entrepreneur Ventures into Cyclist Safety and Product Sales

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Megan Zhu, 17, is a high school senior at Victoria Park CI in North York Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Last year, Zhu and 26 other young entrepreneurs from her high school founded a company to address the issue of pedestrian and bicycle safety. Zhu submitted this essay as part of the…Read More

The Allure of Artificial Intelligence

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Did you ever watch the 2015 movie Chappie? Set in the 22nd Century in South Africa, it’s about a robotic police force fighting crime, the development of an artificial intelligence chip, and a robot named Chappie who begins to think like a human. Even since 2001 when Steven Spielberg’s science…Read More

Educator Toolkit: Impact Investing

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Why This Matters Now Generation Z wants to help the world. Born between 1995 and 2012, this technology-driven group finds it easy to take up social causes at the touch of a button, and many are problem-solvers who want to make the planet more sustainable for the future. So, it…Read More

Exploring Ties Between Countries at the Indian Embassy in Peru

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This summer Aditya Banerjee, 17 and a senior at Garnet Valley High School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S., traveled to Lima, Peru, to visit the Indian Embassy. The embassy facilitates communications and relations between the government of India and Peru, a country in western South America. Embassies, located in many countries…Read More

When It Comes to Student Loans, It Pays to Finish Your Degree

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Student loans in the United States have become the second-largest category of consumer debt, bested only by mortgage debt. Federal statistics show student debt topped $1.3 trillion at the end of 2016. More than 44 million people owe that money, and the default rate stands at 11.2%. New research from…Read More

Following Trends at the Intersection of Fashion and Business

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Even if you haven’t checked into the business of fashion lately, this one might get you. Gucci, one of the world’s leading luxury fashion brands that creates and sells everything from leather handbags to cars, just announced that it is going fur-free. Starting with the brand’s spring/summer 2018 collection, Gucci…Read More

Money Makes the World Go ‘Round: Are You Ready?

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An October 5, 2017 headline from the business section of the New York Times gave Ajeya S. reason to celebrate: Payday Lending Faces Tough New Restrictions By Consumer Agency. Ajeya, a senior at the Bronx High School of Science in New York City, is really interested in the industry that…Read More

What Does That Selfie Say About You?

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While professors spend a lot of time in the college classroom sharing their knowledge, they also have another important job requirement: research. They conduct experiments and gather information related to their areas of expertise and interest and present their findings in scholarly papers, journals and books. At a place like…Read More

Educator Toolkit: Inside Silicon Valley

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Why This Matters Now Innovation. The word gets used a lot these days – and with good reason. Innovative minds question the status quo and reconceive the way things are done, often resulting in new technologies, products and services that improve our lives and our planet. What better way to…Read More

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