Every year we scour Colorado for the best youth businesses. We find youth who own a lawn mowing business, sell lemonade, make greeting cards, or run any other type of business, select the top businesses, and award those entrepreneurs with cash prizes and mentoring. Our panel of business and education judges has reviewed all the entries and selected the finalists. …
At Young Americans, we teach about saving, needs versus wants, entrepreneurship and what it takes to run a business. But sometimes the cents don’t add up. So, this month we are focusing on foreign currencies. Our Concept of the Month is; Euro, Peso, Dime. We want to introduce the importance of global money and why it’s different all around the …
Young Americans is incredibly pleased to announce the following teens have been selected to serve on this year’s Youth Advisory Board. 2013-2014 Youth Advisory Board Amina Khribeche, Co-Chair 12th grade, Denver Center for International Studies Conor McNamara, Co-Chair 12th grade, Regis Jesuit High School Martha Baker …
A few months ago we gave you a list of tools and resources to help you get your business streamlined. That was a very popular post and one we’ve referenced frequently for our budding business owners. Here to help is another list of additional resources. Think of this as “Stage 2” resources, because we know that your business has grown …
Shark Tank! Shark Tank! There was intense competition last week during Be Your Own Boss summer camp. The campers learned all the ins and outs of starting and running a business. The week was capped off by a mini pitch session, similar to the show “Shark Tank”. Below, we share some of the best pitches from the competition. http://youtu.be/5kCIrLdLV60 http://youtu.be/W7PACd_reQo …
We have our winners!! Sorry — we’re not going to share the names yet. You’ll have to wait until September to find out the winners of our youth business competition. In the meantime, I’d like to share an insiders’ look at the judging process and how we end up with our winners. (If you want more info on the competition …
This post is made possible through the generous support of Great-West Great-Teachers, a program of Great-West Financial. Just like with other difficult and personal topics, often it’s hardest for parents just to begin the conversation. A frequent question I am asked is, “When should I start talking to my kids about money, and how do I have that conversation?” My …
Vail? Colorado Springs? Durango? Sure – we’ve had students from these places come to Young AmeriTowne to get a unique and fun experience. But Texas? New York? Korea? We’ve never had anyone come that far before! Last week we hosted a junior camp of Young AmeriTowne. These 2nd-4th graders learned about banking, finance, supply and demand, and how to budget …
The following post is written by the father of two account holders at Young Americans Bank. The family recently undertook an interesting financial exercise that could be great for other families to try! A unique budgeting exercise This Spring we tried a new tactic at home to engage our children with family budgeting. At our house we have two kids …
Each month we take one financial concept and offer our customers a deep dive. In recent months we’ve worked through needs versus wants, talked about investing, and explored budgeting. Now we’re taking a step back to include a concept that Young Americans is exploring and growing into. July’s Concept of the Month is Entrepreneurship! Getting started Each year Young Americans …
