MILLIONAIRES IN TRAINING (MiT) YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAM HOSTS FALL 2008 GRADUATION CEREMONY, DECEMBER 17

RALEIGH, N.C.- The Millionaires in Training (MiT) youth entrepreneurial program will host its 2008 fall graduation ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hannover 1 Ballroom at the downtown Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. Every semester, MiT students establish and manage their own businesses and develop business plans to support their ideas. The 2008 fall semester business teams include: MCM Realty, a construction /real estate company; Everything Sports, a sporting goods supply store; and Stylz Unlimited, a general infotainment magazine.

Matthew Moore Jr., executive director of the MiT program, said, “This has been an exciting group to work with, and I am looking forward to graduation and the future plans we have for the program. I find it rewarding to assist these future business leaders in setting their goals and discovering their entrepreneurial spirit.”

Founded in October 2004 by local businesswoman V.K. Fields, the Millionaires in Training program is an entrepreneurial training and development program specifically targeted to adolescent boys and girls (12-15 yrs.). The program’s overall objective is to prepare and train future entrepreneurs for the professional workforce and introduce them to basic business concepts through the development of mock businesses, professional networking opportunities, field trips, and in-house computer training and business seminars presented by successful business leaders. For more information about MiT; to volunteer, facilitate, donate, enroll a student for the upcoming semester, or start a satellite chapter in your community, visit online at www.millionairetraining.org or call (919) 829-8182.