Learning, failing, and growing are essential parts of an entrepreneurship course offered for Central Illinois students.

The CEO programs have begun embarking on the class business portion of the curriculum. Lisa Sheppard facilitates the Sangamon Valley CEO class that welcomes students from Argenta-Oreana, Bement, Cerro Gordo, DeLand-Weldon, and Monticello. She indicates this is a crucial point in the class where students are learning a lot of lessons about running a successful business.

Already, Melanie Brown's class is learning the tough lessons of failure and learning to get creative and pivot. She says a lot of the things they are learning are foundational for when they take on an individual business during the second semester.

Both Brown and Sheppard enjoy the group of students they have this year and while it's only a month or two into the class, they both are reporting growth in the students already.

The Central Illinois CEO welcomes students from Blue Ridge, Clinton, Maroa-Forsyth, and Warrensburg-Latham Schools. Find out more about what they are doing this year by visiting centralillinoisceo.com or find them on Facebook and Instagram.

You can check out more on the Sangamon Valley CEO program by finding them on Facebook and Instagram or by visiting sangamonvalleyceo.com.