Shaping Future Entrepreneurs

Have you heard of the Emerging Entrepreneurs Academy?

The program, developed by the Small Business Resource Association in collaboration with Career Ready Berks, provides high school students with important information they need to know if they are looking to become an entrepreneur.

1 . Summer Schedule.

The six-week summer program geared to 11th and 12th graders is divided into three weeks of in-class sessions and three weeks of internship time with local business owners.

2 . Business Owners.

Participating local business owners discuss their discipline, how and why they chose their line of business, what they have learned during their career, offer their best advice and answer other student questions.

3. fff Takeaways.

Students participating in the program should gain a better understanding of the real-world issues involved with being an entrepreneur. The curriculum is designed to support work force development, financial literacy, leadership, entrepreneurial training and career readiness.

One More Thing

Brake the Cycle of Poverty.

Do your part by signing up for the 14th annual ride organized by Friend, Inc. Community Services planned for Aug. 12 from 7am to 2pm. The benefit ride will travel through Berks County on a variety of courses. Find one suited to you at friendinc.org/ brake-the-cycle-of-poverty

NIKKI M. MURRY

While talking about life and, subsequently, death is something many may choose to avoid or delay, there is a local group that aims to help. The Circle of Life Coalition promotes open and honest conversations surrounding living your best life as well as planning for future possibilities. Says board president Deborah Nicholson, “If we plan, communicate and document those goals and ideals, then loved ones can respect and honor our wishes.” To that end, the coalition provides programming centered on such topics as effective communication with loved ones about the endof-life and/or living with chronic medical conditions, estate planning, funeral trends, spiritual needs, grief support and meditation. Explains Nicholson, “The difference between proactive conversations and reactive conversations is immense. Reactive conversations force people and their families to salvage terrible situations that may not align with what the person would have chosen for themselves.” Most presentations can be found online at circleoflifecoalition.org. The coalition also has a new YouTube channel. On Facebook, live presentations are streamed the first Thursday of the month. –