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			 ‘CEO’ stands for Creating Entrepreneurial 
			Opportunities and is a year-long, experimental learning-based 
			course, designed to utilize partnerships in our community to provide 
			our young people an overview of business processes and development. 
 Throughout the program year, students will visit local businesses, 
			learn from guest speakers, participate in operating a class 
			business, write a business plan, and, from concept to reality, build 
			their own legal, functioning entity.
 
			
			 
			Thirteen area high school juniors and seniors are 
			members of the class and have been matched with area entrepreneurs 
			and business experts from the Lincoln and Logan County area.
 Mentors include: John Radloff of Graue, Inc.; Brad Nikles of Nikles 
			of Petersburg; Roni Shelton of Roni B Photography; Rachael Judd of 
			Small Town Social; Nicole Cox of Yours Truly Bakery; Patrick Doolin 
			of Integrity Data, Inc.; Abby Coers of Central Illinois Ag; Lesleigh 
			Bennett of Bennett & Holland & Barry Funeral Home; Seth Goodman of 
			ME Realty; Sarah Stuart Faith of Stuart Solutions; Matthew Xamis of 
			Jim Xamis Ford; Kathie Williams of Small Town Creations and Vanessa 
			Komnick of Blades.
 
			
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These mentors meet monthly and work with the students as they 
create a class business and then individual businesses as the course progresses.
 The students in the class this year are: Moriah Prather, Josh Wright, Teagan 
Wyss, Chase Mayberry, Grace Frye, Connor Noreuil, Annagrace Keller, Ruthie Ruhl, 
Eli Hewitt, Baylee Young, Luke Doolin, Mia Young and Bayleigh Gillum. The LLCEO 
facilitator is Britta Langley.
 
 
 
 Are you interested in getting involved? CEO classes are open to the community! 
Simply visit our website 
https://www. landoflincolnceo.com/  to contact our facilitator today!
 
				 
			[Jennifer Keith] |