Taresia Batts, a third-year student at Edgecombe Early College High School, attended the Bennett College Summer High School Girls Entrepreneurship Institute recenly in Greensboro and won a laptop computer in a business plan competition.
Batts joined 18 rising juniors and seniors from North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Maryland to learn the principals of entrepreneurship, business-planning methods, marketing techniques and networking skills.
At the conclusion of the Institute, students participated in a competition, where they made formal presentations of their plans to potential funders during an elevator ride.
Batts’ won a laptop computer with accessories and a $50 gift card for selling her plan to the judges. The concept of the elevator ride was that you should be able to convince someone to buy into your business in the time that it takes to go a few floors on an elevator.
Batts’ was grated a scholarship by the N.C. Institute for Economic Development, Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina and N.C. REAL to attend the institute.
8/02/2010
The Rocky Mount Telegram
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