Young Entrepreneur Earns Scholarship Award

HARTFORD — The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation has announced the Connecticut recipients of the sixth annual NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award recipients will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000 to $10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation.

Christopher Snow, a senior at Newtown High School, was one of six students to receive an NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award, it was announced on June 6.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards program, which encourages students to consider a career in small business, made its debut in 2003 when it awarded a total of 110 scholarships nationwide. This year more than 400 scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 were awarded.

To earn a scholarship, students were required to write an essay describing their entrepreneurial endeavors and future goals. Standardized test scores, GPA, and class rank were also considered. NFIB members around the country nominated applicants for the Young Entrepreneur Awards.

Also receiving 2008 YEF Awards are Thomaston High School senior Christopher Laliberte, Bethel High School senior Jake Miner, Wilbraham & Monson Academy senior Adam Reed of Shelton, Branford High School senior Matthew Rosen, and North Haven High School senior Shao Bo Zhou of New Haven.