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One of the coolest aspects of CEO is getting to explore area businesses. Today we were at the new trampoline park in Effingham, The Arena. We joined Clay County CEO for this ...

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Our first full week back from break started by recapping the 1-100 challenge with Ryan Follis from Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship! The team was given $1 and challenged to turn ...

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📣 Our application is live!! 📣 If you are a junior in Fayette County do not miss your opportunity to do something great! While the business knowledge you gain will be invaluable ...

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Thank you to St. Elmo and Brownstown High Schools for welcoming us today! We enjoyed speaking to your juniors. Also shoutout to alumni Lydia Smith for joining us to share her story! ...

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ATTENTION ALL JUNIORS IN FAYETTE COUNTY The Fayette County CEO class of 2026 application is now open! This opportunity is only available to juniors attending Vandalia High School ...

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If you need firewood, get ahold of Jayden! He is currently competing in his 1-100 challenge. Students are given $1 and challenged to turn it into $100.

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We ended our semester with a team breakfast, secret Santa, and Christmas sweaters! Our first half of the year was fantastic. We can’t wait to see what the second half brings us!

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Julie Lay joined us this morning to teach us the importance of having a website for your business. Not only is it about customer convenience but it also makes your business more ...

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Thank you to Midwest Services for hosting us today! Clearly the team had a fantastic time. The smiles say it all. We learned about finding a need and a niche and going after it without ...

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We were onsite at RuralMed EMS Fayette County in St. Elmo with CFO, Jonathan Smith. We were able to tour the facility and got a feel for how many working parts it takes to run a ...

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Stacey Mette from Kemper CPA group joined us today to show us how to create our EIN numbers, register our businesses with the state, pay sales tax/income tax, and how to close a ...

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Last chance to order your hot chocolate charcuterie board! Order it by Midnight today with the link below. https://forms.gle/Ah34UBrTzYEoLizB7

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Check out the latest on where the CEO has been, who they've connected with, and where they are going next...