I Said Yes!: Real Life Stories of Students, Teachers and Leaders Saying Yes! to Youth Entrepreneurship in America's Schools

By Julie Silard Kantor

I Said Yes Real Life Stories of Students, Teachers and Leaders Saying YES To Youth Entrepreneurship in America's Schools The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE (pronounced nifty), is at the forefront of teaching small-business start-up skills to at-risk youth, helping young people from low-income communities to build life skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Julie Silard Kantor is executive director of NFTE Washington DC and a national spokesperson, as well as recipient of NFTE's 2005 Leadership Award and a former NFTE Executive of the Year. I Said Yes is Julie's first-person account of the transformative power that NFTE's mission of teaching entrepreneurship has brought to so many young lives - including her own - over the past 14 years. It is both the story of Julie's path into youth development and teaching, and of the many troubled youths who overcame significant obstacles to make their lives productive and meaningful.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976582368
• ISBN13: 9780976582366
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Gazelles Publishing
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A TRUE STREET SOLDIER

I Said Yes! is a true testament to the power of one individual's determination to make a change in our inner-cities. I liked this book because it was written in a very genuine and honest way which I found completely refreshing. Ms. Kantor's personal anecdotes were very engaging and reflective of the changes working with those trying to get out of poverty made in her life. She truly cares about young people and knows how to motivate them to succeed as entrepreneurs. Striving businesspeople, teachers, social entrepreneurs and those who want to make a social impact should definitely read this book. It's a primer for anyone who wants to get out of their comfortable armchair and make a difference.

Superb testament

An absolutely superb testament to the power of entrepreneurship to improve the lives of youth from low income communities. Powerful and moving, a worthwhile read for anyone interested in social justice and/or educating youth