Rocky Point High School’s Virtual Enterprise class, GeoMerch
Inc., attended the annual Virtual Enterprises International Business
and Entrepreneurship Leadership Conference, recently held at Long Island
University. They were accompanied by business teacher Dorothy Burns.
The conference enabled students to network with and hear
from industry experts and successful entrepreneurs, including Marie
Moody, founder and CEO of Stella & Chewy’s, and Helen Avery, editor
of Euromoney magazine. Students had the opportunity to participate in
informative and exciting breakout sessions that discussed important
business concepts such as social media marketing and secrets to
fundraising success. As a culmination to the event, students delivered
an elevator-pitch about GeoMerch Inc., which was judged by business
professionals.