We are working closley with our sponsors and partners (TBA) and are in our final development stages of our new attendance initiative for students in 9th- 11th grade. Our program will consist of an 8 week course that will teach the youth how to create a business plan, build a website, market safely and effectively on social media, manage taxes, and build an online responsible brand. Students who have perfect attendance and complete the required school coursework from the host school will get to attend workshops with speakers.  As they complete each phase they will build a portfolio to present to judges where one student will be awarded a total of a $5,000 investment that will be used directly for their business growth.   The unique prospect of the program is it is almost 100% virtual and works in conjunction with schools to hold high accountability for academic progress as well as entrepreneurship growth. Our youth right now because of Covid have been stripped of a lot of the opportunities for honest work and the internet does not offer a lot of startup help for smaller projects. Our youth in a lot of ways feel trapped and resort to other ways to gain financial security. However, successful online and virtual businesses are highly successful and youth in other areas are creating six figure businesses while sitting at home during the pandemic.