ATLANTA, GA, September 20, 2009 — Bouje Publishing was awarded the 2009 Emerging Program Award which recognizes an employee volunteer program that is less than 2 years old and has achieved significant results. Bouje Publishing, who specializes in teaching kids business concepts and entrepreneurial skill, ran Preparing Kids for Success, a program that taught pre-teens leadership, business, and entrepreneurship skills while providing support to parents and educators. Participating students started businesses, giving up to 20% of their profits to non-profits in their communities. Additionally, the students have seen an improvement in their reading, writing, and math skills.

In late August, eight Atlanta corporations were named finalist for IMPACT (Involvement Means People Acting Together) of outstanding volunteer programs. The Awards ceremony was held September 17th at the World of Coca Cola. Winners and runner-ups were recognized in four categories. The IMPACT winner was awarded a $15,000 grant given to the nonprofit partner of their choice, and the other winners each received $5,000 grants for their non-profit partners.

Emerging Program Award
Winner: Bouje Publishing
Non-profit Partner: Junior Achievement of Georgia
Runner-up: Teradata Corporation

Innovative/Collaborative Program Award
Winner: The Coca Cola Company
Non-profit Partner: Hand on Atlanta
Runner-up: UPS

Project Award
Winner: Bank of America
Non-profit Partner: Neighbors to Family
Runner-up: Jordan, Jones & Goulding

IMPACT Award:
Winner: Atlanta Gas Light
Non-profit Partner: Cool Girls, Inc
Runner-up: Georgia Natural Gas

“The nominations for this year’s IMPACT awards prove that Atlanta businesses and corporations, despite a difficult economic climate, continue to dedicate themselves to giving back to the communities in which they do business,” said CVC of Atlanta president and Atlanta Gas Light’s Jodie Huiet. “We could not be more excited about honoring these eight companies for the excellent programs and community service projects they’ve undertaken in 2009.“

About the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC)
The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta www.cvcofatlanta.org is a leading professional association of Atlanta area businesses that promotes employee volunteerism in the corporate sector and provides a forum for networking, learning corporate best practices, research and local trends. The CVC of Atlanta is the local arm of the Points of Light Foundation-Hands On Network, a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization. The CVC of Atlanta includes more than 75 Atlanta corporations with employee populations ranging from 10 to 32,000 employees.

About Bouje Publishing

Bouje Publishing publishes The Future Business Leaders’ Series, a set of fiction adventure books that introduce pre-teens to the concepts of business and entrepreneurship. The message crosses all geographic, gender, racial and socioeconomic lines by empowering kids to reach for their dreams while learning real life lessons. The lessons covered in the series can make all the difference in a kid’s future: the importance of dreaming big, protecting an idea, fighting doubts, building self-esteem, hiring the right people, finding the right real estate, listening to customers, branding, knowing the competition, networking, and achieving success. For more information visit www.boujepublishing.com
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Decatur Book Festival

Author Jennifer Bouani will read from Tyler & His Solve-a-matic Machine at the AJC Decatur Book Festival in Georgia.

DATE:              Sat, Sept. 5
TIME:               2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
LOCATION:   Local Prose stage

Other Info

• Local Prose Stage Schedule
• All Children’s Book Authors Participating
• Directions to the Festival

Sandy Springs Radio

Check out author Jennifer Bouani’s interview with Bold Ventures, Sandy Springs Radio about publishing books for kids.  (Recorded July 15, 2009)

Bouje Publishing’s Hicham Bouani was named a Top 5 Finalists for Small Business Persons of the Year by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.  Full press release >>

Tyler Goes Global!

Message of Teaching Kids Business and Entrepreneurship Goes Global

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Jennifer Bouani, award-winning author of Future Business Leaders' Series(tm)

Author Jennifer Bouani will be signing Future Business Leaders’ Series books at the Atlanta Jam Session brought to you by Eclectic Music and Lark & Loon.

February 6, 2009: NBC’s 11 Alive in Atlanta, GA aired the second story about a kid who has read the Future Business Leaders’ Series and started a business. In this video, the Jake Capizzi talks about his lawn care business: Fresh Start. View Video.

Today, NBC’s 11 Alive in Atlanta, GA aired the first of two stories about kids who have read the Future Business Leaders’ Series and started businesses. In this video, the Monsalve Brothers demonstrate their Chill Out Kit for parents. Full Story 1.

TV Story on NBC's 11 Alive

Teachers Community

Bouje Publishing launches the new Teaching Kids Business online community for educators and parents to connect and collaborate with others who are developing curricula around the Future Business Leaders’ Series. Join Now!

Chic Entrepreneur Radio

Author Interview: Author Jennifer Bouani was interviewed by Chic Entrepreneur Radio.