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Students Busy at YouthBiz
March has been a busy month so far for students and leaders in our YouthBiz program! Preparations are well underway for the YouthBiz Spring Marketplace, which will be held Saturday, April 29 at Young Americans Center in Denver. This biannual event showcases youth entrepreneurs who sell everything from soap to burritos to getting cards. There are still booths available, but they …
Entrepreneurship Spring Break Camp
SPRING INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP!! YouthBiz and the Denver Public Library have collaborated to bring an entrepreneurial focused program to the Library! Instructors will provide engaging curriculum and activities that will enable participants to learn, think, speak, and act like entrepreneurs! Participants will learn entrepreneurial skills to 21st century skills including; critical thinking and reasoning, information literacy, collaboration, self-direction, and invention. …
Gifts Galore Sold at Holiday Marketplaces
On the first two Saturdays of December, Young Americans Center for Financial Education hosted over 100 businesses at our Denver and Belmar locations. These youth-owned and operated businesses ranged from home baked goods to marshmallow slingshots. Returning and first-time sellers showed great promise and excitement in selling their products to eager shoppers. New business owner Lily Blessings of Lily’s Little …
Young Entrepreneurs Impress at YouthBiz Winter Forum
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 …