You may recall Zicuria Ussery (above right), the student at Maynard H. Jackson High who won the APS district-wide 2009 Youth Entrepreneurs Atlanta (YEA) Business Plan Competition with a blueprint to open a smoothie cart in the school cafeteria. (See press release here.) Well, check out the latest, from the AJC‘s Gracie Bonds Staples … Zicuria Ussery, a student at Maynard [H.] Jackson High School in Atlanta, is one of 27 student finalists in thisyear’s National Youth Entrepreneurship Competition. The Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing youth in low-income communities, said finalists will compete in the 2009 OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Ussery, the only finalist from Georgia, will present a business plan and vie for a $10,000 prize during the Oct. 7 event in New York. Congratulations, Zicuria! Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Discover more from APS Today Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Post navigation APS joins campaign for parents to ‘Be There’ for students Bahamian choir helps B.E.ST. Academy start school on the right note
