A new year, a new brand.
In conjunction with Junior Achievement sponsor Mrs. Valerie Silver and Strictly
Panther Business (SPB) we bring to you P-Nation! Mrs. Silver, a graduate from
New York's Fashion Institute of Technology has experience as a children's
footwear designer. Having worked for over 10 years with design and marketing
for kids shoes, she held a strong interest in the business: starting her own
collection of Italian-made children's shoes. Soon after, she began selling Brannock
foot-measuring devices, a device that fits a person’s shoe size. As a part of
Junior Achievement in her high school career, Mrs. Silver took her experience
further. She makes sure the third and final tier of Palmetto’s Academy of
Entrepreneurship swiftly runs their privately owned company, this year
rebranded as P-Nation under the guidance of teacher Mrs. Mylene Exposito. She
has been working with Palmetto’s academy of Entrepreneurship for ten years and
pioneered Junior Achievement in its halls.
Strictly Panther Business, located in room 205, is and runs like a regular small business. Profits earned from product sales are retained by the business owners, which is every student in the class, the teacher, and the sponsor, as all are shareholders within the company. At the end of every school year SPB chooses a charity agreed upon by shareholders and donates a large percentage of the profits to the charity. Charities chosen in previous years include: Best Buddies International, The Helen Keller Institute, National Wildlife Foundation and Miami Palmetto’s Athletics department, which SPB donated $500 to last year. Selling products such as wrist bands, stickers, and more, SPB promotes school spirit while giving back to our school and community.
Written by: Bryan
Berlioz, Agnes Bartha, and Stephania Kerr
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