The NC REAL Board of Directors and the staff has engaged in a strategic planning process for the last two years to define long and short term goals for the organization. As part of the process staff listened to REAL Facilitators about their experience with all aspects of the program, analyzed program data, and talked with a variety of our stakeholders. Continue Reading…
By Molly McGowan / Times-News
2011-08-26 10:39:02
It’s undoubtedly been a trying year economically, with “layoffs” and “unemployment” becoming buzzwords. But a local housing association has started an entrepreneurship program, that’s successfully injecting new business owners into the local work force.
The Burlington Development Corporation Continue Reading…
By Shannon Gallagher
Entrepreneurship appears to be in Allison Barnes’ blood. She grew up watching her mother run a consignment store out of their den and continued to have visions of running her own business over the 20 years she has lived in Onslow County. Though as Allison discovered, it is not always easy to come up with a realistic business idea. Continue Reading…
By Shannon Gallagher
As the summer begins to wind down, so too are many of the Youth Camps that have been occurring across the state. In the past year, over 20 Youth Camps occurred from eastern to western North Carolina. One of the longest running programs in the east is Carteret Community College’s Youth Entrepreneurship Camp and Heritage Youth Camp Continue Reading…
By Thelma Kastl
Avery is one of the EC (Exceptional Children) students. He has a form of autism that gives him social anxiety. When he first came to my classes he would not talk or look at anyone. He would not go with my class to lunch. He would go back to the EC room. By the middle of the semester we were working on businesses or services and he actually agreed to be in a video commercial for his teams business Continue Reading…
Congratulations to our newly certified REAL Facilitators and our Boomerangs from June and July 2011!
New Facilitators:
Elizabeth Beamer
Ginger Bullock
Susan Coleman
Trevor Dalton
Janice Diab
Sonya Edwards Continue Reading…
Three new board members were elected to serve on the Board of Directors. Mr. Steve Rao, Alphaneurmeric in Raleigh, Ms. Faye Gore, History Consultant with the Department of Public Instruction; and Mr. Randy Reynolds, Small Business Director for Piedmont Community College will each serve three year terms. Continue Reading…
Hop on the Bus! Business Plan Competition received recognition for their accomplishments at the North Carolina Council for Economic Education’s award ceremonies in Greensboro and Asheville.
The Hop on the BUS! High School Business Plan competition is a state-wide competition open to all North Carolina High School students. The competition is held in the spring and the fall. Eighty-one teams submitted full business plans. The plans were judged by small business experts from around the state. Continue Reading…
NC REAL held its winter REAL Institute February 14-18, 2011 in Chapel Hill. It was a busy week, full of hard work, networking and fun! Each participant learned about entrepreneurship education, the principles of the experiential learning cycle, and delivering the REAL curriculum. We had a terrific week and are excited about our newest facilitators. They include: Continue Reading…
We have several scholarships available for the upcoming NC REAL Institute. These scholarships are made possible by the NC General Assembly, to be eligible you must facilitate in the state of North Carolina.
Simply fill out the Scholarship Application available here and email it to laura@ncreal.org by May 27th, 2011 to be considered. Continue Reading…
Business Showcase at the Broyhill Civic Center
The Caldwell County Business Showcase is sponsored by the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce and is held each year to allow locally owned and operated businesses a chance to network with one another and showcase their businesses. This year, the Chamber of Commerce invited CIS students to showcase their business venture at the Business Showcase. Each site’s business model and actual business was developed through the Business 101/NC REAL entrepreneurial curriculum being learned in the classroom. Continue Reading…
Hop on the BUS! the state-wide high school business plan competition has just kicked off its fifth year. The Citi Foundation has generously funded an expansion of the competition. There are several new features this year that will make it better than ever. Continue Reading…
This was a very busy summer for NC REAL. We held a record three REAL Institutes in North Carolina!
Congratulations to our new facilitators! Continue Reading…
NC REAL has trained 46 REAL Facilitators in the new REAL Ag-Entrepreneurship Curriculum throughout the state. The REAL Ag-Entrepreneurship Curriculum was developed through a grant from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund. The first training was held at A-B Tech Community College on May 11 and the second training was held at Wilson Community College on August 10, 2010. REAL facilitators participated in new farming specific activities, Continue Reading…
The first ever REAL Ag-Entrepreneurship Short Course was held this spring at Edgecombe Community College at the Rocky Mount Campus. The REAL Ag-Entrepreneurship Short course is part of the Regional Ag-Entrepreneur Development Initiative funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The curriculum, developed by NC REAL, covers the basics of the business planning process for the farm business. The farm-based businesses included sellers at local farmer’s markets, specialty crops, and meat goats. During the eight week course participants assessed their business idea, created a marketing strategy, developed business financials Continue Reading…
Melinda McKinney started the Teachers’ Connection after doing extensive market research. She found that a need existed and how she could fulfill that need. McDowell County does not have a store for teachers to purchase school supplies, materials, bulletin board materials, etc. They carry teacher supplies by Carson-Dellosa, Creative Teaching Press and others Continue Reading…
NC REAL participated in three separate ‘Entrepreneurship Days’ in three NC Counties; Haywood, McDowell and Burke. All together 362 High School, Early College, and Middle School Students participated in the activities. Continue Reading…
In celebration of National Entrepreneurship week the Hop on the BUS! Planning Team is proud to announce the following winners:
There are hundreds of successful entrepreneurs who start or expand businesses in your communities because of you and REAL Entrepreneurship. There are great stories about high school and middle school youth participating in community entrepreneurial activities, starting part time businesses or using REAL skills in some unique way. Make it a point to send us at least ONE article in the quarter for the REALTalk newsletter. This is a great way to promote your REAL graduates and your program across the state. It’s simple. Just email us at info@ncreal.org