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Southwest Atlanta Youth Business Organization
Overview and Home Page
SWAYBO training and lecture sessions are held each Tuesday
in Atlanta. Under the leadership of Ed Menifee and staff, each Tuesday
session begins at 6pm and ends at 8pm at the Atlanta Business League. Additionally, SWAYBO
members gain practical experience during sessions held on Saturdays, which
last about three hours. As a culmination, SWAYBO members learn
international business first hand during the Annual Educational Excursion.
Membership in SWAYBO is open to young people, ages 7 through 21. The
SWAYBO training concept has been designed to fulfill several objectives: -
To encourage the field of business - To create
awareness of the economic system and how it affects the individual consumer -
To identify specific problems encountered in pursuing the business field and
the causes of each - To determine effective ways to
begin immediate construction of business plans - To
create the awareness or the presence of business techniques in various
endeavors - To teach the significance of certain terms
used in business - To explain various types of
businesses that may be pursued - To acquaint the youth
with the world of work - To provide motivation for
personal success in all ventures or fields of endeavor -
To offer the youth a practical business experience
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