It’s been a great three months of hard work, problem solving, business creation, team selection, public speaking and critical thinking at YouthBiz! On Wednesday, December 14th YouthBiz graduated its fall cohort of young entrepreneurs from the Aspiring Entrepreneur (AE) an entry-level class that teaches participants how to think, learn, speak, and act like entrepreneurs and Emerging Entrepreneur (EE) programs. Participants pitched their …
Our Sponsor Spotlight series highlights the amazing community partners of Young Americans Center, and this week’s feature is no exception. Children’s Hospital Colorado is the sponsor of the Young AmeriTowne Medical Center. In addition to creating a colorful and exciting space for AmeriTowne participants, Children’s Colorado enables students to experience a career as a Doctor, Health Technician, Accountant, or Manager …
City of Lakewood and AmeriTowne are full of possibilities
When 5th graders enter Young AmeriTowne Belmar, they are immediately greeted with a message: The City of Lakewood welcomes you to Young AmeriTowne! This welcoming spirit has existed ever since Young AmeriTowne opened in Belmar. Because the City of Lakewood has been such a valuable community partner, we want to shine a spotlight on the important work we’ve accomplished together. …
Tales from Towne – A Teacher’s Story
We recently received this note from a teacher, which illustrates the power of the Young AmeriTowne program: We had a student from a rough background. His life goal was to move to New York and live as a homeless man under a bridge (honest!). [At AmeriTowne] he learned how to fill out a job application, gave an awesome interview, and was Employee …
Sponsor Spotlight: Eide Bailly Explains International Trade
Today we’d like to introduce a new sponsor of Young Americans Center for Financial Education: Eide Bailly LLP. As a supporter of the International Towne program, Eide Bailly helps middle school students understand the complexities of international trade. Eide Bailly is a leading accounting firm with 29 offices throughout Colorado and 12 states. They help companies do business all over …
Youth Entrepreneurs Impress at the YouthBiz StartUp Fall Pitch Competition
On Thursday, November 10, four groups of aspiring entrepreneurs faced off at the YouthBiz StartUp Pitch Competition, sponsored by Colorado Uplift. Groups from Hill Middle School, West Early College, Western Leadership Academy, and East Middle School each won top honors at their schools’ pitch competitions, so they met at Colorado Uplift for the finals. With $250 at stake, the competition …
Sponsor Spotlight: Community First Foundation Powers Philanthropy in Young AmeriTowne
In this special Thanksgiving edition of our Sponsor Spotlight blog, we have a lot of thanks to give to our long-time partner, Community First Foundation. Their support allows 5th graders to learn about philanthropy in a real, hands-on way at Young AmeriTowne Belmar, and their Colorado Gives Day initiative celebrates the spirit of philanthropy in Colorado. Community First Foundation is …
What’s New in Towne?
This school year has gotten off to an amazing start with students coming from all over the state to participate in our programs, and we have had a few that have just shined. Recently in Young AmeriTowne one of the Bank Presidents created his own “Customer Satisfaction Survey” with questions like “Would you come back?” and “How long was your …
Vantiv Creates Real World Learning
Young AmeriTowne and International Towne are unique in providing opportunities for young people to learn about finances in a real world setting. Proud sponsor Vantiv helps to create this real world by providing a practice debit and credit card to every participating student. Thanks to Vantiv, students don’t just read about cards and credit—they actually experience how plastic works. Vantiv, a …
AmeriTowne On the Road in Grand Junction
AmeriTowne On the Road, presented by CoBank, just wrapped up a great session in Grand Junction! This was our second trip to the area, and once again Young Americans Center was thrilled with the support we received from the community. In total, 685 students participated in On the Road, an increase of 171 students from our visit in 2015. Highlights …
