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G.R.I.T Business Academy is back for our 2023 summer sessions!!
We officially launched this signature program in the summer of 2022 and experienced great success with it! G.R.I.T Business Academy is a three weeklong business boot camp where students get to learn about marketing, budgeting, entrepreneurship and so much more!
The return of G.R.I.T Business Academy- Summer of 2023
High retention and increased registration made this summer one to remember!
Empowering the youth in our community!
Supporting entrepreneurship!
Photos of students being inducted into the junior board for First Generation NFP!
Photos from the G.R.I.T Business Academy award ceremony! (Summer of 2023)
G.R.I.T Business Academy- Summer of 2022
In July of 2022, First Generation NFP in collaboration with City of Joy Fellowship Church and Greenville University launched G.R.I.T. Business Academy. Students learned about entrepreneurship, economics, financial literacy and so much more! The program was three-weeks long and packed with opportunities for the students to gain real life experiences.
“Business education and financial literacy are the tools we use to empower our youth and positively impact our community”.
-Paris Grimmett (Co-founder and Executive Director of First Generation NFP)
G.R.I.T. Business Academy students running their own businesses in the community of East Saint Louis, IL using the skills they learned in business lectures and financial literacy workshops.
“I didn’t really realize how much it took to start a business until we did this”.
-Robert Johnson (G.R.I.T. Business Academy student)
Our students serving their community by participating in a community clean-up led by Zach Chike.
“We want to make sure the students we serve realize they have a moral obligation to serve their community, especially if they plan to bring a business to the community”
-Kianna Grimmett (Co-founder and Associate Director of First Generation NFP)
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