NFTE Sends Two Capital Region Student Ventures to National Finals
New York – October 27, 2026 -- Two student ventures, a custom bag-strap cushion and a wearable LED social-battery pin, earned places at the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) named the winners from its Capital Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase.
Perfectly Padded and Social Charge advance from the Capital region
Celia Salsbury and Giabella Catello of Frances Scott Key Elementary-Middle School in Baltimore advance with Perfectly Padded, which makes custom strap cushions for heavy bags. Bria White of Oxon Hill High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, advances with Social Charge, a wearable LED pin that displays the wearer's social battery level.
The national event may lead to the World Finals on Nov. 19 at 787 Seventh Avenue in New York City.