Senior Wins Coveted Young Entrepreneur Award

Congratulations to MKA senior Matthew Palmisano who has been named a recipient of a 2010 NFIB/Visa Inc. Young Entrepreneur Award.

The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation recently announced the names of 141 recipients of the eighth annual NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. Recipients will attend the higher education institution of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur program was established to raise awareness among the nation's youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America.

Matt's business, Normandy Beach Ovals, creates and sells decals and other memorabilia for Jersey Shore weekenders and residents, and Matt will be spending his Senior May Term developing a website for the business.