Young entrepreneurs from Decorah Middle School will host a Youth Marketplace sale, Sunday, Nov. 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Students at Decorah Middle School are learning to create, market and manage their own business as part of the Youth Marketplace program, a learning unit designed to help turn middle school students in entrepreneurs.
This year, the students have teamed up to launch six new businesses that will sell everything from Christmas items to blankets.
In the program, students have learned about business development by listening to entrepreneurial leaders in the community and through practical experience launching their own companies. They have written a business plan describing their business, developed their own unique products, and have been responsible for handling money and recordkeeping.
Randy Iverson, a 7th grade teacher at Decorah Middle School, said, "I'm excited that the students have had the opportunity to learn and apply skills to real-life situations."
