The CEO of Hannibal Area CEO Showcase emphasizes student shops

Hannibal (WGem) – Local schools have a program with which the future generation can continue to experience.

The CEO program offers high school students the opportunity to learn through companies by creating one of their own.

In Hannibal on Friday, Marion County's students showed their entrepreneurial skills on the CEO showcase.

For mentors and teachers in the CEO program, the first -hand experience does not work under a business owner, but becomes one.

“After working so hard all year round, it is great to see,” said Carter Foutch, owner of student and Carter's cabinet.

Companies are usually built from scratch. For students in the CEO program from Hannibal Area, they built theirs from the classroom.

“It is just a highlight of everything you want to roll,” said program broker Tony Kuse.

From a media company and cupcakes to a jewelry shop, the students of the local community were able to present their entrepreneurial skills.

“The skills they learn are mainly what these real experiences come from individual business owners,” said Kuse.

While the products they sell, the students were able to practice one of the most important skills in the business world.

“The networking part is huge,” said Kuse. “Especially to go to the region in the region and to speak to people who may have considered it unattainable or are not accessible.”

The students said they were addressed by Community members, including one that was excited to see what the future generation had in stock.

“We are always looking for business growth opportunities, economic development opportunities and to see these children of this young age, and hopefully we will see some inpatient shops or at least some companies in our region with these young managers,” said Hannibal Mayor Darrell McCoy.

For the students, no matter what your company sells or promotes, the show case served as an opportunity to get your name out in the community.

“In Hannibal it is a very tight community, so I think I could go to go, who say that if you want these services, I would show you and maybe do it beforehand,” said student and Resect owner Zora Ressse.

The most important thing is that it was an opportunity for the students to understand the importance of building relationships.

“People will help you through things. You can't do everything yourself, you really need these connections and I did them through this class,” said Foutch.

On the show fund, some of the students stated that they have built social media followers for their business and are already successful.

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