Deer Park High School's TechNova Virtual Enterprise team joined more than 1,000 other students from across Long Island to pitch their fully realized business ideas for the annual Virtual Enterprise Trade Show, held at Lynbrook High School on March 19. This program helps high schoolers build entrepreneurial skills while forming connections across Long Island towns.
This year’s event featured more than 70 VE firms represented by 45 school districts who set up eye-catching displays to promote their products. The teams’ interactive experiences and prizes were a draw in the hopes to receive funding for their simulated business proposal. In Virtual Enterprise courses, students collaborate to build a simulated business from the conceptual stage to a final realized pitch. Roles include those found in real-world businesses, including presidents, marketing campaigners, website managers and logo designers. Each firm networked with others throughout the events, building valuable connections while sharing investments in their companies.
“Virtual Enterprise students gain real-world experience in business, entrepreneurship, teamwork, leadership and professionalism that will stay with them long after the Trade Show,” Ellen Palazzo, the Virtual Enterprise regional director for New York State and New England, said. “In VE we like to say, ‘Once in VE, always in VE,’ because the confidence, skills and connections built through the VE experience truly last a lifetime.”
Date Added: 3/26/2026