Butch Porter, Co-Founder of IndED Academies

Great article by Butch Porter, Co-Founder of IndED Academies in Leesburg, VA.  IndED runs an after-school course on “What it Means to Be a Citizen” on Tuesdays and Thursdays for children ages 8 to 11.

As someone who has spent years working with small businesses, here is the part of Butch’s article that really resonated with me because it is also central to being a successful entrepreneur….

“…what young citizens should understand is that the first step in being a good citizen is to be a productive one. The first step to being a “leader of men” is to strive to be the best one can be at something. A great goal is to create, build, and innovate in a way which can make an impact, preferably in a way which pays well enough to support a family. Further students should learn…”  Read the full article here.

Butch Porter is the Co-Founder of IndED Academies, which has a running after-school course on “What it Means to Be a Citizen,” Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Learning Library in Downtown Leesburg, VA. Among the ideas explored in the course are government, communication skills, and entrepreneurship. The classes are for ages 8 to 11 and you can sign up for a single class, or a pack of 6.

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