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Preparing Students for Future Careers with Soft Skills Training on Financial Decisions

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Hypothetical Small Businesses: From Idea to Execution Imagine a classroom buzzing with entrepreneurial energy where students develop and execute small business ideas. After they brainstorm business ideas, guide them to create business plans and simulate the launch of their small enterprises.

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Pell Grants for Short-Term Programs Would Help Students at My Community College

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House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development. At the end of March, I had the honor of representing the Community College of Aurora and providing testimony before the U.S.

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5 Surprising Ways Homeschoolers Use Canva for Learning and Fun

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Your students can choose from a range of video templates and stock videos to help them get started.

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I Support Learning chosen by Kansas Small Business Development Center as Success Story of the Year

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I Support Learning (ISL), the developer and leader in story-centered curricula, has won the Kansas Small Business Development Center’s Success Story of the Year. This prestigious award was chosen by bankers, legislators, and other small business groups from the state of Kansas. Waddell stated.

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Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech

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Writer’s Bio: Peter MacCallister is a small business owner and blogger, he resides in Scotland and likes to write about up and coming entrepreneurial topics. You’ll likely find Peter in the comments section of any major business publication sparking debate and trying to keep things interesting!

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A Looming Crisis

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This relief was key, as small business owners, home-based child care providers live off their earnings, which is often well below minimum wage. In fact, 39 percent of FCC providers who received the grants said their program “would be closed without the support”.

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Child Care Providers Deserve More Than Thanks. They Need Action.

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While some of these providers, known as family child care providers, hold child care licenses and operate as small businesses, the vast majority are family members and neighbors who offer care to support members of their community. million children ages 0-5 in a home setting. Think: a child’s aunt or retired grandmother.

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