Purdue economic education program to celebrate entrepreneurial efforts of Indiana students

Students on the Purdue University campus.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Students from Indiana elementary and middle schools will demonstrate how they have learned to harness economic skills and innovation to create a successful business at the annual Dennis J. Weidenaar Classroom Business Enterprise (CBE) Showcase at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business on April 12.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will recognize teachers and young entrepreneurs from the area who have participated in the CBE program throughout the school year. The CBE Showcase will take place from 10 a.m.-noon in Rawls Hall, Room 3011.

Read more on Daniels School of Business website. 

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Media contact: Derek Schultz, dcschultz@purdue.edu

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