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FWB Jovenes Visitan Planta Local
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FWB Youth Visit Local Gelato Plant Ft. Walton Beach, FL—Students from the inaugural class of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) sponsored by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, recently went on a tour of the G.S. Gelato plant in Fort Walton Beach. G.S. Gelato makes gelato (an Italian version of ice cream), frozen yogurt, and sorbet. This was the first of several site visits that the young entrepreneurs will make throughout the 10-month program. The inaugural class has 20 students, ages 11 through 17, representing 9 area schools. Young Entrepreneurs Academy is a national program with more than 70 sessions in 30 states. The local YEA! Program is one of only five in the state of Florida. It is an effort to mentor enthusiastic young entrepreneurs in the excitement and the realities that face those who establish and run successful businesses. “It was exciting to visit a real manufacturing facility and talk with the owners, particularly about the importance of quality control and being passionate about what you create,” said Amanda Randolph, one of the program participants. G.S. Gelato owner Guido Tremolini emphasized that you have to love what you’re doing in order to do it every day. If you hate it, you won’t want to come to work! The YEA! Students will have the opportunity to hold round table discussions with a variety of business owners in the area and learn, first-hand, the finer points of successful entrepreneurship. If local firms and business people are interested in helping to mentor these students or sponsor this exciting program – or invest in some of the great ideas that will be generated by these young people – opportunities are still available to get involved. For more information about the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, contact Ted Corcoran at the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce at 850.244.8191. |