Standing before a phalanx of potential investors, three young women make the case for their high-end day care concept. They’ve written a 37-page business plan, and they confidently whip through a PowerPoint about their mission, budget, and marketing plan.
Welcome to “The Pitch” – a culminating event for juniors at Fenway High School in Boston. In [...]

Cargill Inc. has donated more than $34,000 to Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas.
The money is going toward a program that provides YEK students with backpacks filled with business supplies. They will be issued at the beginning of the school year and is theirs to keep through the duration of the business-education program.
“This support from Cargill gives [...]

TelstraClear intends to muscle its way back into the business mobile market and go head-to-head with Vodafone and Telecom.
Business It has set up a new mobile division under head of mobile and alternative networks John Bone.
It will launch a range of mobile voice and data business plans today aimed mainly at small to medium-sized businesses. [...]