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Steve Mariotti, founder of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), is considered one of today's leading experts in education for at-risk youth.  In 1982, he changed career paths when he decided to leave the corporate sector and become a special education teacher in the New York City public school system.   Mariotti's first assignment was in the East New York section of Brooklyn, and his last was in the Fort Apache section of the South Bronx. During his six-and-a-half years teaching, Mariotti discovered he could successfully motivate even his most challenging students by teaching them how to run a business. This experience inspired him to create a new kind of program--the first to bring entrepreneurial education to low-income youth.   In 1987, Mariotti founded The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Today, NFTE's mission is to

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