Helping High-School Entrepreneurs Flourish: HBM Participates in Midland Institute’s CEONext National Trade Show
The event showcased young business owners who have benefited from the Midland Institute’s Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program. This year-long program allows high-school seniors to learn from business owners in their communities. Meeting each weekday morning at a local company, the CEO program allows students to gain the sort of business acumen that textbooks rarely cover. The program had 640 students participating during the past year, and the CEONext National Trade Show (held in Effingham, Ill., where the Midland Institute is based) highlighted 29 of the businesses launched by students. Three of them received a $2,500 prize to reinvest in their companies. The winners were selected by a panel of five judges, which included HBM’s Nik Ljoljic.
