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Discussion on business education programs for children
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Council Member Oswald Feliz asks Sharon Brown about specific business-related programs recommended for schools. Brown responds with suggestions for creating initiatives to teach children about business and entrepreneurship.
- Brown proposes creating a program to train and teach children about starting businesses
- She emphasizes the importance of preparing children for entrepreneurship at a young age
- Brown suggests implementing business education across all sectors of society to promote the 'American dream' of business ownership
Oswald Feliz
2:31:29
And a second question for Shannon Brown.
2:31:31
I know you mentioned different programs in our schools.
2:31:33
Any specific programs that you would recommend related to, I guess, business?
2:31:41
Turn your mic on please.
Sharon Brown
2:31:43
I think we need to create something, an initiative where we are dealing with the children.
2:31:49
We remember children having lemonade stands and things like that, but we know now that children are making formidable companies and they're doing things charitable companies, different things like that, but they can partner and and have some kind of training and teaching and also if they're ready at a young age to start a business, we won't exploit them but we will gear them up for what they're ready to do.
2:32:15
So if they're prepared we can start to implement some kind of program that we create, I can be a part of it, and we can get the children going.
2:32:25
I studied accounting and all kinds of things.
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I taught in the church the bible school, youth department, children's church, different things like that.
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So I'm well versed in dealing with the young people, older people and the different facets of the the society.
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And I think that we should move business into all of society, not just have people as working people, they should also be business owners.
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That's the American dream.
Oswald Feliz
2:32:58
Thank you.
2:32:59
Thank you so much.
2:33:00
Okay.
2:33:01
Thank you both for joining and for the testimony.
Sharon Brown
2:33:04
Thank you.
Oswald Feliz
2:33:05
Thank you so much.
2:33:06
Next, another in person testimony, Dari Saldana from the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.