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Falcons defensive tackle
Rod Coleman recently started his own investment business -
RDC Enterprise - something he said he wanted to do for some
time. He waited, though, until he'd done his due diligence,
educated himself on how to launch and sustain his operation
and finalize short and long-term plans.
"I went through a lot of trial
and error along the way" Coleman said.
That's why he's giving 10 metro-Atlanta
teenagers a head start in the business world by sending them
to a Youth Business Camp at American InterContinental University
April 2-6. Coleman is staging an essay contest to determine
which teens, ages 14-18, will attend.
"The whole plan is to help them
create a business plan so they can learn business skills,
customer relations, public speaking, things to be CEO of their
own company," Coleman said. "I used to go to camps
for one or two days growing up where they tell kids to stay
out of trouble, do the right thing, eat right and those were
good.
"I'm just trying to get them ready
for another avenue of life. This is serious stuff and I want
to help kids choose some life skills, not just sports. They
need to learn about credit, things like that. By the time
some kids are 18, 19, 20, 21, they're already in debt, have
bad credit and have to declare bankruptcy. I want to help
them learn ways to keep things right."
Coleman said he recently returned from
out of town where he was visiting family to do work with his
foundation before the Falcons begin offseason workouts in
two weeks. Coleman battled a painful turf toe injury for most
of last season but missed just one start. He accumulated six
sacks and six pass breakups.
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