MARTIN CO. – The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth is in the final push to bring a CEO program for students. The program will be in both Loogootee and Shoals High Schools.
The program allows high school students to get a first-hand look at what it takes to be an entrepreneur and exposes high school students to businesses that are already established in the community and in turn, encourages those students to think about creating their own companies.
Martin County Alliance is part of the steering committee in getting the program off the ground with the help of business and school leaders.
The first phase was to raise $35,000 for marketing, the website, and the curriculum – that has been accomplished, according to Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth Executive Director Jessica Potts.
The committee’s next move is to raise additional money to keep the program operational for three years.
“We currently have 12 of our 35 investors needed that have pledged $1,000 each for the next three years,” said Potts. ‘We are required to have three-year commitments so that once this program begins it will be in place for three years.”
The program would be nearly identical to the CEO program in Daviess County, which has been a success for more than a decade.
The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth has agreed to be the fiscal sponsor to form the CEO. People can call Martin County Alliance at 812-295-4800 and ask for a pledge form, or they can email martinalliance@martinalliance.org.
