The Christian County C-E-O, or "Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities" program, an entrepreneurial program for Christian County high school seniors, held their first-ever "C-E-O Alumni Brunch" for alum as well as new C-E-O students, on Saturday morning at the Chautauqua (chuh-TOCK-wuh) Auditorium in Manners Park in Taylorville.
“CEO is kind of the big reason we use cover crops on our farm. (CEO) is probably the best decision I’ve made so far in my life,” Aherin said.
The event showcased young business owners who have benefited from the Midland Institute’s Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program. This year-long program allows high-school seniors to learn from business owners in their communities. Meeting each weekday morning at a local company, the CEO program allows students to gain the sort of business acumen that textbooks rarely cover. The program had 640 students participating during the past year, and the CEONext National Trade Show (held in Effingham, Ill., where the Midland Institute is based) highlighted 29 of the businesses launched by students. Three of them received a $2,500 prize to reinvest in their companies. The winners were selected by a panel of five judges, which included HBM’s Nik Ljoljic.
WILLMAR – It is all about the hashtags for Chloe Halvorson and Ingrid Figenskau, the 2018 Willmar Lakes Area Vision 2040 summer interns. the two Willmar High School and Kandiyohi County Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program alum are traveling throughout Kandiyohi County documenting all they see and do on Facebook and Instagram, using the social media tag #KanDo.