Echo Boomers: Pay Hundreds Now Or Pay Thousands Later

International Business Week Association (IBWA) leaders from the United States, Australia and New Zealand will meet in Seattle, October 13 through October 15. Representatives will share this year's successes and plan for next year's business week boot camp programs for high school kids.

"These programs really help teenagers get a jumpstart on their careers and their introduction to the world of business," said the host state's executive director, Stephen Hyer. "Unless someone is a hermit, it's impossible to avoid the world of business and the influence it has on the culture in the United States and countries around the globe. The skills and knowledge the program participants take with them will help them be productive people throughout their lives. My biggest hope is that our business week kids' time at a program will reinforce a love of learning they will carry with them into the future."

The importance of business education has drawn national attention. A recent AP article explains what a number of colleges and universities have done to address graduates the article identifies as "clueless." (See "Business Boot Camp for the Clueless" at WWW.BizKids.biz.)

Many non-business college graduates have found getting a job without knowledge of business can be a handicap. So, several years ago, Fordham University created a summer crash course to address the problem. Today, many universities have addressed their clueless alumni by creating business crash courses, too. Recent graduates can attend the four-week, non-credit; crash courses for only $8,000. Some universities encourage underclassmen to enroll. The 2005 summer program at Stanford University had 135 enrollees.

Hyer continued, "For just a few hundred dollars, students can attend a summer session at a business boot camp. These business week programs are constantly changing and growing. At the request of graduates, many state business week programs have added advanced sessions. So, Echo Boomers who attend the first week of a program have the opportunity to attend a second week the following summer. The second year programs are modeled after MBA courses. Feedback from the kids and what they have taken from the programs is rewarding. Many students are surprised to find their beliefs and opinions about business drastically altered. The teenagers' interests have been piqued in such areas as finance, marketing, management, problem solving, leadership, team building and a whole array of new disciplines."

About the International Business Week Association

IBWA is an association of independent, non-profit, state and international organizations dedicated to the introduction of young people to entrepreneurship, the free enterprise system and the world of business.

For more information, visit www.BizKids.biz or email info@BizKids.biz.

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