Happy New Year Entrepreneurs! Young Americans is excited to announce that the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs (CYE) business competition application is now live and accepting submissions. Young Americans knows that Colorado is full of brilliant, creative, hardworking young people running their own businesses and we think that’s worth celebrating. The application has been carefully considered and updated this year to better …
Our entrepreneurship program kicked off 2015 with a bang! We hosted a fantastic event with Denver Open Media where several businesses got to film and edit their own commercials. The event was a hit and we’re looking at scheduling another one, so stay tuned. In the meantime, however, we have some fantastic events coming up if you’re looking to start …
For January, our Concept of the Month is “Follow the Money Brick Road.” We’re talking about money savings tips, and this is a great place to get started. Make a plan! Decide what you are saving for. Write your goals down. Are they goals you will reach soon, after a little while, or way off in the future? Decide how …
Young Americans hosts students at our facilities for financial literacy field trips to Ameritowne and global interdependency field trips to International Towne throughout the school year, but it was our Young Entrepreneurs turn to take a field trip on Saturday, January 10th. Nine youth owned ventures met at Open Media Foundation (OMF) to film and edit business commercials. OMF is …
Each year, millions of people make resolutions for the new year. People resolve, or commit, to change or add something in their lives. Many times resolutions focus on working out or healthy eating. Others are based around attitude or life plans. At Young Americans Bank, we want you to think about a resolution for saving for 2015. Let’s get started. …
We’re starting a new series this year called “Beat From the Branch”. Throughout this blog series, we’ll introduce you to our Far Northeast Denver branch, the staff, our programming, and more. Watch for a post every month. Happy New Year Far North East neighborhood! I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!. This is Lila …
How early is it to begin discussing investing with children? As soon as a child demonstrates curiosity about investing, they may be ready to learn some basics. Many kids are hungry to learn about investing and are eager to watch their dollars grow. You can plant a seed as soon as they inquire. Investment Company The Investment Company is one …
Brr! Even though it’s cold outside right now, our staff are warm inside our building planning for summer camps. We are going to host 13 week-long sessions for 2nd-6th graders, and we can’t wait to welcome in the new batch of summer campers. Camps kick off the week of June 8, which will be here before you know it. We’ll …
Without our community partners and sponsors our programs could not be possible. Comcast is our featured sponsor in our monthly “Sponsor Spotlight” series. Close up: Comcast Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company. Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to …
This past year was tremendous for Young Americans Center. It may have gone by in the blink of an eye or seemed like a whirlwind at times. Yet, in retrospect, it was profoundly successful. There were first time events that premiered, annual events that thrived, and many plans that had been put in place years ago came into fruition. Some …
