The BizWorld Foundation forms alliances with organizations nationwide, in order to raise awareness of the need for financial education in schools.

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy (www.jumpstart.org)

Jump$tart’s purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and promote the teaching of personal finance. As a Jump$tart member, the BizWorld Foundation helps to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. Founded in 1997 and based in Washington, DC, Jump$tart is a non-profit organization whose 140 partners include federal agencies, education groups, financial corporations, and non-profit providers of personal finance education programs.

Businesses United in Lending and Development (BUILD) (www.build.org)

Businesses United in Investing, Lending and Development (BUILD) provides real-world entrepreneurial experiences that empower youth from the under-resourced communities of East Palo Alto and Eastern Menlo Park, California. The coalition provides these students with the business and intellectual resources of Silicon Valley and encourages them to develop their own small businesses. To prepare these students, BUILD utilizes the BizWorld program as an introduction to the world of business and entrepreneurship.

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) (www.kipp.org)

The BizWorld program has been recommended for use in all 32 independently run public KIPP schools. KIPP schools provide educationally underserved students with the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in top-quality high schools, colleges, and the competitive world beyond. KIPP students are accepted regardless of prior academic record, conduct, or socioeconomic background.

myStudentBiz (www.mystudentbiz.net)

Guided by the entrepreneurial vision of Richard LaMotta, a.k.a. “Mr. Chipwich”, myStudentBiz™ is creating a national network of motivated high school and college student marketing and sales representatives allowing students to learn valuable skills for academic and career success. This partnership enables students to start their own business while receiving training and ongoing support from myStudentBiz. Not only are they their own boss, but myStudentBiz Marketing Reps can work when they want to. This flexibility allows them to control their schedules and how much money they earn. The BizWorld Foundation supports myStudentBiz in it’s effort to teach students the importance of business and entrepreneurship.

National 4H Council ( www.4h-usa.org)

As a partner of the National 4H Council, BizWorld programs have been included in the Council’s collection of experiential youth development curricula. BizWorld programs have been recommended for use in all states and territories in which the Council operates.

By Kid For Kids (BKFK)
(www.bkfk.com)

By Kids For Kids (BKFK) is the leading global marketing, branding and licensing company motivating and encouraging young people to harness their innovation potential. BKFK runs 4 national competitions per quarter (16 per year) to inspire young innovators to use their natural imagination and creative expression. The company is dedicated to providing them with the tools and resources to be “the most creative and expressive” they can be, and then taking viable ideas to the commercial marketplace.

SVASE (www.svase.org)

The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping early stage entrepreneurs across all technology sectors build successful companies. Offering half a dozen events per month, SVASE’s reach is vast, and the BizWorld Foundation capitalizes on these opportunities to educate and garner support from the next generation of industry leaders.

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