During the UN's General Assembly High-level Week 2026, NFTE co-led a panel on AI's impact on education alongside our partners from @Aflatoun & @pearson.

Join us at 1pm ET on Thurs Nov. 12 for a livestream to celebrate our forthcoming merger w/ @BUILDNational - The Founder's Journey: Generations of Entrepreneurship, presented by @PayPal.

Don’t forget to submit a question for our panelists! okt.to/2ZtTwf

We are in urgent need of volunteers for tomorrow 11/5, for our hybrid Innovation Day event! If you can join us either in-person or virtually for the 2026 Southeast Hillsborough Innovation Day event, please sign up!

Learn more and register here: okt.to/aLZYn7

Here’s how YOU can participate:
Aflatoun Kidpreneurs Challenge (ages 5 -12): Design a small business or money-making idea that solves a problem around you.

Help reach SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and submit your WSI ideas by December 13 at innovation.nfte.com!

Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting NFTE's amazingly successful 15th Annual Charity Golf Classic!

Thank you @omelvenymyers, PEALA, Advisory Board member Andrew Morris, and the golf committee for making this happen.

@omelvenymyers Congratulations to our winner and fellow golf committee member, Paul Albarian of @Lockton!

Today we’re highlighting more of our National Semifinalists from the Southeast regions.

Teyanah Laidley from Kissimmee, FL will be presenting her company, SiliFresh, which provides fake food to restaurants and bakeries for display so that real food doesn’t have to be wasted.

Valerie Franklin, hailing from Neptune Beach, FL, is representing her company Valerie’s Giggle Garden, a licensed overnight daycare with structured routines and supervision.

David Hernandez of Miami, Fl will be presenting InstaWave, a cooking appliance that reduces cooking time by providing built-in automated prep compartments.

Want to cheer on our students? Register for your free ticket here: okt.to/aTsi3G

Join us at 1pm EST on Thursday, Nov. 12 for a livestream to celebrate our forthcoming merger - The Founder's Journey: Generations of Entrepreneurship, Presented by PayPal.

Register today, and don’t forget to submit a question for our panelists: okt.to/CREvVW

Join NFTE alumna Taisiya Ivanchikova, founder of Flow Belts, BUILD alumna Marissa McGee, author of Free the Curls, a soon to be revealed current student, and a PayPal representative for the exciting conversation, hosted by our very own Arnie Abram and Cindy Pineda.

NFTE is looking for professionals to volunteer as one day in-person coaches in New York City for our student competitors participating in NFTE’s National and Global Showcases. 

Learn more and sign up here:
Nov. 17 - okt.to/yf0B3z
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Nov. 18 - okt.to/6egi1k

Today we’re highlighting our National Semifinalists from the West & Southeast regions.

Nkosi Kafele from Los Angeles, CA will be presenting his company, Kafele Kleaning, a reliable AirBNB Cleaning Service that provides vetted cleaning crews & standardized cleaning check-lists.

Nikolett Aranyos Horigian of Miami, Fl will be presenting her pitch for Trust Point, a global digital news platform that delivers verified, unbiased information with transparent sourcing and bias indicators.

Fellow Miami native Isaiah Boffill will present TeacherLyft, an AI platform that helps teachers spend less time on repetitive classroom tasks & more time to focus on their students.

Want to cheer on our students? Register for your free ticket here: okt.to/xITJrm