Read the full article on TimesVirginian.com Nathan Simpson, an Appomattox native and the young entrepreneur behind Colonial Systems LLC, was excited to share that his company was awarded a $2.1 million, five-year contract with the United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). A little over a week ago, Simpson received word that his company […]
Read on VirginiaSBDC.org Colonial Systems employs 14+ people on a contract basis, with 2 full-time employees. It holds the largest single federal contract by dollar value in Appomattox County. A desire for storytelling can hit at a young age; think Steven Spielberg. While in high school in 2016, Nathan Simpson worked with the Young Entrepreneurs […]
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Read on SkillsUSA.org Brimming with ideas, Nathan Simpson isn’t going to let a little thing like youth stand in his way. The high school senior, 17, recently was awarded a federal contract for videography services, possibly making him the youngest Department of Defense contractor on record. Not only that, Simpson is helping other students his […]
Occupation: Rising Junior at Appomattox High School and this year’s top winner at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) competition.Resides: Appomattox, Va. Tell us about the business you entered into the YEA! competition.True Dimension Education is the Netflix for high school course selection. Within a school district, we will collect student data and predict which courses […]
APPOMATTOX Co., Va. (WSET) – A student-teacher duo in Appomattox believes that compatibility could make a difference in high school dropout rates. So much so, they developed a software idea around it. Coach Jason Clark coaches football and teaches computer technology at Appomattox High School. Together with Nathan Simpson, a 15-year-old student, they developed an […]