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title: Too Young to be Entrepreneurs? Not These Students!
description: Middle schools can now access the benefits of Perkins Grant funding for entrepreneurship programs to support student career exposure and growth.
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# [Too Young to be Entrepreneurs? Not These Students!](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/too-young-to-be-entrepreneurs-not-these-students)

 Written by [Jessica Babb & Kelly Wilson](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/jessica-babb-kelly-wilson) | 10.30.20

When we’re kids, we can’t wait to grow up. We want a cool job, a paycheck, and to make a difference in the world. Many of us wait until we’re adults to take the first step toward career goals… But today’s young entrepreneurs are taking matters into their own hands at an early age in Collier County, Florida.

Middle school students enrolled in early entrepreneurship programs ideate, innovate and create a business. Often, they fail, shift gears and try again. They learn by doing and we, their teachers, learn by watching them chase their dreams.

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