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 …
YouthBiz StartUp in Action!
Last month, our entrepreneurship program, YouthBiz, partnered up with the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library to host a 2 hour, 3-week business planning and competition workshop. Two teams of 7th through 9th graders learned about what type of leader they are, what their strengths are and what they could improve on. They also generated different business ideas based on …
Meet the 2016 YouthBiz Stars
Jack Bonneau, Jack’s Stands & Marketplaces Age 6-11 Category Winner Jack Bonneau (10) reinvented the lemonade stand as Founder and CEO of Jack’s Marketplaces and Stands. Jack was just eight years old when his Dad suggested opening a lemonade stand to pay for the Lego Death Star Jack begged for. Figuring it would take too long just selling lemonade on …
This week, Young Americans Center shines a spotlight on Alpine Bank, a proud supporter of AmeriTowne On the Road and our other hands-on programs in financial education for the past three years. From the bank’s beginning in 1973, Alpine Bank Chairman Bob Young thought that giving back to the community would “be good for the bottom line.” He has since …
Age 6-11 Category Winner: Jack Bonneau, Jack’s Marketplaces and Stands Jack Bonneau (10) reinvented the lemonade stand as Founder and CEO of Jack’s Marketplaces and Stands. Jack was just eight years old when his Dad suggested opening a lemonade stand to pay for the Lego Death Star Jack begged for. Figuring it would take too long just selling lemonade on his …
Age 12-15 Category Winner: Kayla Wolins, Cards for Caring Kayla Wolins (15) has been taking photos of nature since she was old enough to hold a camera. According to her mother, Michelle, “Growing up in Evergreen, there weren’t a lot of neighborhood children, so we’d give Kayla a disposable camera to keep her occupied.” Today, her photographs could be in National …
Age 16-21 Category Winner: Hannah Isenhart, Hanimals Greeting Cards Hannah Isenhart (17) has been running her Hanimals business for over a decade! She photographed her first stuffed animal “in its natural habitat” when she was five, and sold her first photography cards at a small event a year later. Today, her cards are for sale at retail stores in Boulder, …
