Global Business & Entrepreneurship Academy

Mission Statement

The goal of the Global Business & Entrepreneurship Academy is to prepare its students to manage and/or own business enterprises in a 21st century global economy. Students will gain an understanding of successful business practices, including finance, investment, research and development, quality control, growth, sales, and returns of investment, as well as the legal aspects of business management and/or entrepreneurship. 

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Honors, Awards, and Competitions

Adelphi University Apprentice Challenge Competition

• Winners (Smirna Yoc Bautista & Mayelin Cruz Almanzar) 2022

• Winner (Troy Weiner) 2018

Baldwin Bruins Sports Podcast

• Bethpage Credit Union Best of Long Island Competition

  • Best Podcast 2023

  • Best Podcast 2022

• Press Club of Long Island Media Awards

  • Best High School Broadcast - 3rd Place 2023

  • Best High School Broadcast - 1st Place 2021

  • Best High School Broadcast - 1st Place 2020

SIFMA Stock Market Game Competition 2021

• Rabbiah Arif - 1st Place on Long Island out of 600 student throughout Long Island

Hofstra Policy Hackathon Fall 2019

• Hosted by Nassau County Comptroller - 1st place team

Molloy College Business Boot Camp 2019

• Ronnie Marchese-Silano - Winner of “The Lion’s Den: Molloy Shark Tank” competition

• Joshua Diaz - Winner of Best Final Presentation

Time for Payback Challenge 2018-2019

• Donnoven Panky - $500 scholarship recipient

Nassau County Comptroller Entrepreneurial Challenge

• Honorable Mention ○ 2018 - 1st Place (Social Entrepreneurship) ○ 

• 2017 - 2 Honorable Mentions ○ 

• 2016 - 2 teams won!  2nd Place & 4th Place - Check for $1,000

• 2015 - 3rd Place - Check for $1,250

Virtual Enterprise 2018 - 2019

• Regional Level

  • Gold Level

  • Booth Design

  • Impact Marketing Billboard

  • Company Newsletter

  • Employee Handbook

  • Company Branding

• Silver Level

  • Sales Materials

• National Level

  • Company Branding – Top 25%

  • Elevator Pitch – Top 25%

  • Newsletter – Top 10%

  • Commercial – Honorable Mention

• Youth Business Summit

  • Gold Level

    • Best Booth

  • Silver Level

    • Sales Materials

    • Salesmanship

Virtual Enterprise 2017 - 2018

• National Level Competitions

• • Branding Competition - Top 25%

  • Newsletter Competition - Top 10%

  • Website Competition - Top 25%

  • Elevator Pitch Competition - Honorable Mention

  • Sales Material Competition - Gold

  • Sales Pitch Competition - Silver

• Regional Level Competitions

  • E-Commerce Website - Silver

  • Booth Design - Silver

  • Employee Manual/Handbook - Silver

  • Impact Marketing Board - Gold

  • Company Newsletter - Gold

• Youth Business Summit

  • Gold Level

    • Sales Pitch

  • Silver Level

    • Sales Materials

Virtual Enterprise 2016 - 2017

• National Level Competitions

  • Sales Pitch - Gold

Emerging Leaders Competition - 2018-2019

• Retail Marketing - 3rd Place (Franklyn Polonia, Kristal Michel)

• Public Relations - 3rd Place (Debbie Aniston, Faye Clement)

Emerging Leaders Competition - 2017-2018

• Human Resources - 2nd Place (Justin Sproul)

• Entrepreneurship - 2nd Place (Mariyyah Sulaiman, Tyler Johnson)

• Travel and Tourism - 3rd Place (Diamonique Allen)

Teen CEO Development Project Shark Tank Competition (Hosted by Jack and Jill of Nassau County) - 2017

• 1st & 2nd Place Teams

Molloy College Business Boot Camp 2016 (Outstanding Student)

• Jessica Vincello

  • Selected as 1 of 5 top students in camp out of over 100 students from around LI

  • Offered a $1,000 scholarship to Molloy (did not attend Molloy)

Molloy College Business Boot Camp 2015

• Ariana Chance

  • Winner of Best Marketing Plan competition

• Jacob Peretson

  • Winner of “The Lion’s Den: Molloy Shark Tank” competition

Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession

• 5-8 students attend annually for over a decade for this highly competitive program!

Madison Square Garden Promotional Contest

• This was an ongoing partnership from 2003 until 2020

• Winners are selected every year by MSG Executives

  • Executives assign project to students on field trip


 

Junior Achievement Student Ambassador

• Chloe Cruz 2021-2022

• Lia Sookdeo 2019 - 2020