The Academy of Business Leadership (ABL) is a dynamic and innovative social entrepreneurial venture that is at the forefront of providing business and leadership education to underserved youth in Southern California and conducts the Summer Business Institute (SBI) annually. We are currently accepting scholars for the SBI 2008 Program. On behalf of the Academy of Business Leadership, we would like to invite you to nominate a deserving and motivated middle or high school student (5th to 12th grade) to receive a full scholarship covering the entire cost of the SBI program (valued at $3,200).
SBI is a unique 7-week program that teaches skills, ethics, and business, finance, entrepreneurship and leadership in combination with cutting-edge teaching methodologies, core values, and academic rigor while being in a fun, loving, and nurturing environment. SBI is a one-of-a-kind program specifically designed to fill the gap in standard middle and high school curriculum by preparing talented, yet, high-unrealized-potential students to become the next generation of leaders. We unlock our students’ passion and genius through immersion in a college environment, instruction by top MBA graduates and college students from prestigious universities, and access and exposure at the highest levels to Fortune 500 corporations, major institutions, and the leaders of our time. We give our underserved and overlooked students a ten-to-twenty year head start, inspiring them to see themselves as Leaders NOWä who will rise to become the future corporate, entrepreneurial, social entrepreneurial, and civic leaders of America and the world, while inculcating in them the value of giving back NOW. We are proud of our results: 100% of our students graduate from high school and a remarkable 98% of them pursue post secondary education at universities across the country. The SBI program has graduated 2,500 students since 1992 and has been instrumental in fostering leadership and education/career development with our students. ABL has been featured in numerous magazines and publications, such as Forbes and Readers Digest, and has been honored on the Montel Williams Show and on the Tyra Banks Show.
Among the highlights of the SBI program for the students include:
- Instruction by top business school MBA graduates. The program is hosted at various college campuses in Southern California, including UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount University, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and Santa Monica College.
- Field trips to visit Fortune 500 companies in order to learn about various industries.
- Networking and mentoring opportunities with executives and senior management from Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders.
- Instruction of stock investing concepts in order to manage fictitious stock market portfolios.
- Taking an idea for a product or business and then writing and presenting a business plan, using Business PlanPro, to a panel of leaders, executives and venture capitalists for real-world funding if the idea is feasible.
- College preparation and life/career goal setting.
- Business etiquette training.
- Networking and Leadership training.
- ABL Seven Core Values training.
The scholarships are sponsored by ABL’s strategic partners, which include prestigious companies such as Edison International, First Pacific Advisors, Merrill Lynch & Co., the Capital Group Companies, Inc., PIMCO, among others. Feel free to nominate deserving students so that they can experience a truly life changing summer! This program will be taking place from June 30th – August 15th, 2008, with orientation on June 28th and graduation on August 23rd, 2008. Please see the attached flier and application or go on the website (www.goabl.org) for more details about this fabulous opportunity.
To secure one of the few scholarships and openings in this program, please mention that Anna Ouroumian at ABL sent you and contact:
Anh Quach
Academy of Business Leadership (ABL)
Director of Programs & Operations
Phone. 626.302.4437
We look forward to seeing your student in our SBI program for 2008. In addition, if you know of any organizations with students that might be great for this program, please let me know as well. Thanks. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
