Community resources, Where natural creativity is valued, refined and reinforced as a ?Characteristic Solution? toward Self-sufficiency and Economic growth.. STEP

46 percent of Black high school students, 39 percent of Hispanic students, and 11 percent of White students attend the nation's 2,000 "dropout factories," where less than 60 percent of the freshman class will graduate in four years with regular diploma. (Children's Defense Fund, 2010)

A key survey by the Gallup Poll indicates that
many students, particularly minority youth, have a strong interest in
entrepreneurship

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Many teenagers, through life’s calamities have discovered their inner gifts as a form of escape and survival.

THE EIGHT, believe that this creative wealth, if managed right, will engender more wealth in family households and provide a positive impact on the lives of students who are at-risk of dropping out of high school.

One of the Key Factors "why" people Start their Own Business is Due to the Economy.

73% of the students said that independence was their primary motivation for wanting to start a business (and not monetary benefits).

Engaging students in performing arts and technology is one of the most important factors in creating tomorrow's entrepreneurs and workforce in the entertainment industry. THE EIGHT’s Self-Taught Entrepreneur Project Series is a program that addresses this issue.