Spokane, WA, December 20, 2004 -- Cuda Apparel, Inc., specializing in custom embroidery, screen-printing and tackle–twill, has rolled out a new, hands on learning program for middle schools and high schools nationwide. The best part of it all is that schools can earn money while utilizing this great tool.

This innovative real time education partnership teaches students skills such as marketing, sales, business trends, e-commerce, margins and percentages, charting, business organization skills, time management, goal setting, teamwork, creative thinking and much more.

Through partnership, students are provided fully functional e-commerce websites selling their schools’ customized merchandise such as logo or themed hats, caps, t-shirts, sport shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, sweatpants, bags, robes, and other decorated merchandise. Students manage and operate e-commerce site. The partnership entitles students to access and utilizes Cuda Apparel’s know-how, webmaster, experienced marketing and sales personnel, bookkeeping and administration personnel among others to assist with their website management and operations. “Cuda Apparel personnel serves as experienced and talented mentors to students” says Zane Troester, Cuda Apparel General Manager.

BizTech 2.0 is an entrepreneur education program offering business assistance to students over 13. The program teaches business, information technology and life skills to young people via Internet. It reinforces math learning, reading and critical thinking skills.

The program was launched by The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, an organization located in New York City that was set up from need for a program for preventing failure and dropout of disadvantaged students from low-income communities. It does this by helping them develop entrepreneurial skills and eventually enhance their economic productivity and improve quality of their lives and their academic and business skills.

BizTech 2.0 is flexible, user friendly, utilizing latest technology. It is built of 25 units divided into three levels: basic, intermediate and advanced. It allows on-line learning of how to develop your own business connecting students and teachers.

Students have advantage of interactive graphics that reflect progress through each level.

The program is teacher-led and teachers are permitted to choose most appropriate work mode for class or student from: Full Curriculum Mode or BizPlan Only Mode. Both modes result in teaching kids how to write a business plan in a complex, well drawn manner.