Wow, working outside must be torture for the boys.  On days like this, I'm glad to be a girl.

Youth earning money resources

Alfonso N. Pearson, Jr, Vice President, Community Development Manager, Maryland Region SunTrust Bank helping the students learn important skills such as opening a checking and savings account, establishing and maintaining credit, and other areas on becoming dollar sense. 

One of the students spoke about keeping his money in a shoebox.  After the presentation, the student asked how to open a checking account. 

Young adults sewing at Morgan State U bookstore

Preparing young entrepreneurs to view fabric at Morgan
State University bookstore.

Rasheed Aziz, founder of the Frozen Desert Sorbet educating the
young entrepreneurs about fabric and placing letters on fabric. 

What's your EMAGE?

Today we are kicking off the EMAGE (Entrepreneurs Making and Growing Enterprises) Summer Business Academy.  Youth and young adults learning the process of creating a business and learning the process of making clothes (tshirts, jerseys, women clothing).  At the end of the six weeks, the young entrepreneurs will present a working prototype to seasoned entrepreneurs for prizes and mentoring.