Four Local Entrepreneurs are Honored at the White House
September 28th, 2012 by gainesvillechamber
Four local entrepreneurs under the age of 30 are being honored today at the White House after making the Empact100 list. The four entrepreneurs include Ethan Fieldman, 30, Study Edge Founder, Chad French, 27, Peerfly Inc. Founder, Justin Jackrel, 29, Road Rat Founder, and Ray Land, 25, Fabulous Coach Lines Founder, who will meet President Obama and 96 other young entrepreneurs from across the nation. The Empact100 list is compiled by Empact, a company that focuses on early support of entrepreneurship. One hundred companies are selected each year and they must have been created by entrepreneurs under the age of 30 who are making $100,000 or more in revenue. This year, seven startups were chosen from Florida.
To read about how each entrepreneur got their start, click here to read the article in the Gainesville Sun.
