National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship

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National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Type	Non Profit Organization
Founded	1987
Headquarters	New York, New York
Key people	Steve Mariotti, Founder & President Michael J Caslin III, Executive Director, CEO J. David Nelson, Chief Operating Officer
Website	http://www.nfte.com/

The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, also referred to as NFTE (pronounced Nifty) or Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, is a non profit organization which teaches entrepreneurship to teens in public schools and low income communities.

1 History
2 Mission
3 Guiding Principles
4 External links

[edit] History

NFTE was found to help young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Since 1987, NFTE has reached over 150,000 young people and trained more than 3,700 Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers.It was founded by Steve Mariotti in 1987.

[edit] Mission

NFTE teaches entrepreneurship to young people from low-income communities to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic and life skills.[1]

To achieve its mission, NFTE:

Creates innovative, experiential curricula for educators and youth
Provides entrepreneurship educational training and ongoing support to educators
Partners with universities, schools and community-based organizations
Offers supportive alumni services

[edit] Guiding Principles

Entrepreneurship can be taught to young people.

The NFTE experience helps young people from low-income communities develop their individual skills and talents.

Entrepreneurship connects young people from low-income communities to the school, the community, and the workplace. The NFTE experience involves experiential learning that is relevant to the real world.