FORWARD THINKING INITIATIVES, INC.
TAMPA, FLORIDA

Our Mission FTI has been offering our programs to teens and educators since 2005. We pride ourselves on small class size with an emphasis on individualized instruction. The average class size is 15 students, however we are able to go up to 40 students. Average student/teacher ratio is 8/1. Teens learn the principles of entrepreneurship and how to start their own company through after school programs and camps. Students work with their personal interests while learning how to think, plan, and act like entrepreneurs as well as how to write a business plan and prepare a power point presentation describing their plan. Through our creative thinking and product development games and simulations, our young business people will study such areas as creative problem solving, team building through robotics, and innovation through a curriculum developed by the Brainstorm Institute. Trophies are awarded for the top business plans or most innovative product, following a competition held on the last day. Forward Thinking Initiatives strives to develop a more competitive emerging workforce by providing programs with a focus on youth entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. It is our goal to accomplish this through linkages and partnerships among educators, human resource professionals, parents, students and the business community.