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America Online Launches Kidz Biz Invention Connection

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The Kidz Biz Invention Connection is a unique online program designed to meet the needs of children, providing educational and entertaining content in a multimedia format. The program allows kids to interact with peers, explore and contribute to the AOL community, and develop entrepreneurial skills. America Online, Inc. has launched the Kidz Biz Invention Connection, a service of The AOL Greenhouse, to support "infopreneurs" in the creation of groundbreaking interactive content.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Kidz Biz Invention Connection is the only online program to combine educational and entertaining content in a multimedia format, giving kids games and exercises that spark entrepreneurial drive.
  • The program empowers kids who are interested in inventing and creating, with experts in various fields and peers available to help them start a business, brainstorm a new fad, and learn to budget their money.
  • The program includes interactive workshops such as Collaboration Nation, E-Mall, Fad Chance, Mind Games, Mind Your Dollars, and Read Me, which provide opportunities for kids to develop their skills and creativity.
  • Mario Canedo and Marge Korzelius from The National Inventive Thinking Association are online as "Twinspiration" to assist kids in transforming their ideas into innovative products.
  • Kids can also ask finance expert Janet Bodnar, Kiplinger's "Dr. Tightwad," questions about money, such as how to earn more allowance or how to keep money from slipping through their fingers.
  • The program is designed for kids aged eight to fourteen, and the AOL Greenhouse provides online production support, including publishing tools, Internet publishing support, seed equity funding, and marketing resources.
  • The program has been created by Joanne Roberts and Enid J.H. Karpeh, two AOL Greenhouse entrepreneurs, with the mission of developing programming that empowers and entertains kids using multimedia.

Statistics:

  • The Kidz Biz Invention Connection has been launched by America Online, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: AMER) to support "infopreneurs" in the creation of interactive content.
  • The program is designed for kids aged eight to fourteen.
  • The AOL Greenhouse provides online production support, including publishing tools, Internet publishing support, seed equity funding, and marketing resources to all partners.
  • The program has been created by Joanne Roberts and Enid J.H. Karpeh, two AOL Greenhouse entrepreneurs.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire - Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/
  • America Online, Inc.
  • The AOL Greenhouse
  • The National Inventive Thinking Association
  • Kidsites 3000, Inc.
  • Kiplinger

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