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Asbury Park

JETS Head To Made In Monmouth

Local Sharks Pledge Investments In Junior Entrepreneurs Ventures

By Michelle Gladden


Three teams of budding entrepreneurs went before a panel of local sharks last week to pitch for investment in products they hope to debut at the Made in Monmouth event on Saturday at Monmouth University. The budding entrepreneurs are 7th and 8th graders participating in the 15-week Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program founded […]

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Apr 03, 2017
Asbury Park

Interfaith’s JET program participation grows 76 percent

Students to learn entrepreneurial skills during 14-week course

By Michelle Gladden


April 9th is the end goal for 30 Asbury Park middle-schoolers who took their first step this weekend in becoming entrepreneurs. “I want to learn about starting my own business,” said Mekhi Birch, 12, who has aspiration of becoming a software developer for the video and computer gaming industry. Mekhi is among those who joined […]

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Dec 15, 2015