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title: Barrington Business Students, Stymied in Start-up Business, Pivot to Help Overseas Troops
description: After a start-up company created by a group of Barrington students was put on hold due to the coronavirus, the teens decided to find a way to give back.
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# [Barrington Business Students, Stymied in Start-up Business, Pivot to Help Overseas Troops](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/barrington-business-students-stymied-in-start-up-business-pivot-to-help-overseas-troops)

 Written by [Kaitlin Edquist](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/kaitlin-edquist) | 05.12.20

After a start-up company created by a group of Barrington High School students was put on hold due to the coronavirus epidemic, the teens behind the project decided to get creative and find a way to give back.

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