The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), New York, N.Y., has announced the launch of the 2008 Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program that recognizes and rewards teen-aged girls who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship.

Guardian will kick-off the eighth annual program with three one-day Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Conferences in conjunction with local agencies around the country. The conferences are designed to encourage financial literacy and educate young women about entrepreneurship and financial independence. Successful local businesswomen will share their ideas and experiences as conference mentors.

"These conferences give us an opportunity to educate young women on the range of entrepreneurial opportunities that are available to them," said Emily Viner, Field Vice President, Individual Markets, Guardian, New York. "Today, more than 40% of businesses are women-owned- Girls Going Places inspires young women to be financially independent and cultivates the ideas behind the successful businesses of the future."

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