Starting your own business is difficult for anyone. But try doing it when you’re 17. Before Southeast High School senior Nick Smith could vote, he opened Framework Photography last year — a photography, video and marketing company.
A new program in the Willmar area could potentially give high school students a head start on learning to become successful entrepreneurs and small business owners.
The CEO Class Focused in on Owners' Strategy for Success
Students in Effingham-county’s CEO class aren’t your typical teenagers. Each weekday, often before 7 a.m., local high-schoolers can be found in the region’s fastest-growing companies, meeting with successful entrepreneurs and even starting their own businesses.
Members of this year's Effingham County CEO class are trying to address a frequently-heard comment from adults in the area, that being "I wish there'd been a program like CEO when I was in school." The answer? The CEO Experience.