President Barack Obama meets with the student finalists of the NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in the Oval Office. These students – four of who are still in high school – have all started new businesses and competed against 24,000 other young people in the competition. Photo courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov
Having your own business can give some bitter lessons, but for vegan entrepreneur, Nia Froome, 17, it was some sweet success.
Ms. Froome won the OppenheimerFunds/Network for teaching entrepreneurship contest. She began veganizing baked goods 10 years ago when her mother became vegan during a battle with cancer. Ms. Froome took the idea of Mrs. Field’s Cookies and created Mamma Nia’s Vegan Bakery. Not only did she win a $10,000 prize, but she had a meeting with President Obama and discussed her business plan.
She will use the prize money not only to fund her education, but as a donation to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. That’s some frosting on the cake.
For more information, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/10/12/s-nfte-award-winning-teen-entrepreneurs-visit-oval-office
