Applications for the 2017 YouthBiz Stars Business Competition are now closed. Visit the YouthBiz Stars Business Competition page for information on how to apply next year.
YouthBiz Stars Business Competition Application: 12-15
Applications for the 2017 YouthBiz Stars Business Competition are now closed. Visit the YouthBiz Stars Business Competition page for information on how to apply next year.
YouthBiz Stars Business Competition Application: 6-11
Applications for the 2017 YouthBiz Stars Business Competition are now closed. Visit the YouthBiz Stars Business Competition page for information on how to apply next year.
Colorado UpLift Pitch Competition
Young Americans Center for Financial Education hosted the first of many Colorado UpLift Pitch Competitions. Student business teams from four Denver Public Schools participated: Smarty Pen from Hill Campus of Arts and Science, Safety Security Jewelry from West Generation Academy, Spillow from West Leadership Academy, and Biz Wiz Pillow from Skinner Middle School. Each team had five minutes to pitch their company to …
Emerging Entrepreneurs
Emerging Entrepreneurs Emerging Entrepreneurs brings entrepreneurship to life through intensive business ownership experience. Participants work in teams to identify an entrepreneurial opportunity, prepare a business for launch, then run a profitable enterprise. Along the journey, young entrepreneurs work to develop independent business concepts that reflect and support their unique talents and interests. Core Content: Entrepreneurial Leadership & Ethics Value Chain …
Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Aspiring Entrepreneurs This two day-a-week after school youth development program is open to students ages 12-18. Students may choose from Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday classes which run from 4:00 – 6:30 pm. The program takes place at YouthBiz’s Downing Street location, 3280 Downing St. Suite C, Denver, CO 80205. Aspiring Entrepreneurs helps youth discover and develop their life-long entrepreneurial potential by …
Downing Street Programs
YouthBiz on Downing Street: Where it all began In 1992, after a summer of record youth violence in Denver, eight young people joined forces with a community leader to create a solution—YouthBiz. Their goal was to advance the social and economic prosperity of youth through the study and practice of entrepreneurship. Since that summer, YouthBiz has changed the trajectory of …
Get Involved
Get Involved with YouthBiz The entrepreneurship program at Young Americans is booming! Throughout the year, we have a number of programs and events including: Marketplaces in December and April where young entrepreneurs can sell their products YouthBiz Stars, Colorado’s premier youth business competition Summer Camps for youth who have completed 2nd through 6th grade Classes and workshops for all levels of …
Where are they now? CYE 2012 business competition winners
Where are they now? Recently, Young Americans got to catch up with our 2012 Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs winners, then Akaline, now Moore Collection. Moore Collection is a lifestyle brand that is dedicated to creating high-quality products centered around original, hand drawn designs. The two-person team, Tanner and Taylor design and hand print all items in their Denver based workshop. …
