Ocali Charter High School aids students in starting online businesses

The course teaches kids about business and entrepreneurship, while setting up an actual online business by the time they graduate high school.

By Emma Delamo | WCJB

Published: Oct. 24, 2023 at 7:44 PM EDT

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Some teachers in Marion County are proving to their students they’re not too young to start a business.

Staff at the new Ocali Charter High School require their 75 kids to join an entrepreneurship class.

They held an inaugural ceremony Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the school’s grand opening.

Principal Elizabeth Brown said the students are required to enroll in the Online Business Incubator. The three year program is operated through a program called Nifty.

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