Efforts that help beyond summer

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Pres Clinton has been encouraging businesses to create summer jobs programs for at-risk youth. The goal is to train teenagers in marketable job skills and help them make the transition between school and the workplace. Louisville, KY, has set up a model jobs program.

Economic aspects, Youth, Summer employment, Youth employment, Community relations

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Matching investors and entrepreneurs

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Venture-capital forums get entrepreneurs and small-business owners together with potential investors. The monthly Venture Capital Journal lists scheduled forums throughout the US. The venture capital process is explained and a forum in Tulsa, OK, is profiled.

Venture Capital Companies, Miscellaneous Intermediation, Investors, not elsewhere classified, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Finance, Small business, Venture capital

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Learning and working - together

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School-to-work transition programs benefit employers and high school students. The students learn a trade through apprenticeship and the employers gain an employee they know. Funding for the programs is provided by employers and governments.

Evaluation, High school students, Training, Occupational training, Student employment, Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship programs

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