Arizona Chapter of the FBLA Names Peter J. Burns III as Its Businessman of the Year.Burns Has Left a Lasting Imprint on Education in Arizona by Founding the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Licensing, the Country's First College of Entrepreneurship to Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University is a for-profit, non-denominational Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. The University offers online and campus-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. The campus has approximately 1,700 students. PHOENIX -- The Arizona chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America has named Peter J. Burns III as its Businessperson of the Year in recognition of Burns' effort to encourage the teaching of entrepreneurship at area colleges. "Peter founded the Institute for Entrepreneurship and then licensed the country's first College of Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon University," said Ryan Hamilton, the Director for the Arizona chapter of the FBLA FBLA Future Business Leaders of America FBLA Florida Board of Landscape Architecture . "In recent months, Peter has worked closely with our chapter to create scholarships to attend the College of Entrepreneurship. We're excited that he now wants to extend those scholarship opportunities to the FBLA at the national level." The IfE's current arrangement with the Arizona chapter of the FBLA includes across-the-board scholarships of $2,500 to any FBLA graduate, plus a stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st of $500 to their FBLA teacher and a $500 donation directly to the local FBLA chapter, for every student matriculating to the College of Entrepreneurship. "This has been a wonderful pilot with the Arizona chapter of the FBLA," said Burns. "It is now time to make a similar offer at the national level." The IfE has an active endorsement for its entrepreneurship curriculum in Hamilton, who has enrolled in the newly created Certificate of Entrepreneurship Program being offered at the College of Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon University. "This new program exemplifies how we are willing to create new opportunities for students and other professionals," said Burns, "to follow their dream of being an entrepreneur." About the Future Business Leaders of America The FBLA is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that prepares students for careers in business and business education. Its 250,000 members and advisers in 15,000 chartered chapters include students from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Guam, the Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (kā`mən), British dependency (2005 est. pop. 44,300), 100 sq mi (259 sq km), comprising three islands in the West Indies. , and Europe. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. To learn more, see FBLA's Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org or call (800) FBLA-WIN. About the Institute for Entrepreneurship The Institute for Entrepreneurship helps bridge the gap between a great business idea and successfully operating in the business world. The founders of the Institute are revolutionizing entrepreneurial education, wedded to the belief that every person on the planet is a budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. entrepreneur. The Institute also believes that it is up to existing entrepreneurs to facilitate the transformation of the next generation of emerging entrepreneurs. While there are some schools that purport To convey, imply, or profess; to have an appearance or effect. The purport of an instrument generally refers to its facial appearance or import, as distinguished from the tenor of an instrument, which means an exact copy or duplicate. PURPORT, pleading. to teach students some of the skills needed to start a business, little or no help is offered to assist the student in actually starting a real business upon graduation. Most business schools instruct students in theory and prepare graduates for on-the-job-training at existing companies. Our founders knew that what is needed is a program that prepares students to be entrepreneurs and start their own businesses upon graduation. To learn more, see IfE's Web site at www.instituteforentrepreneurship.com. Interested media should contact Holt Hackney Hackney, inner borough (1991 pop. 164,200) of Greater London, SE England, on the Lea River. Clothing manufacture (in Hackney) and printing and furniture making (in Shoreditch) are the borough's chief industries. London's first theater was built in Shoreditch (c.1575). at Hackney Communications by email, hhackney@hackneycommunications.com, or phone, 512-478-8858, Ext. 115. |
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