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 …
What a phenomenal year this was for our youth business owners. The community shoppers didn’t do too badly either! With more than 150 businesses participating in two weekends of Marketplaces, December at Young Americans started of strong. This year’s batch of products were high quality and incredibly diverse. Shoppers could choose from lego ornaments, cake pops, melted crayon paintings, recorded …
So you think you want to start a business? We have 10 great reasons why you should come to us to help you get started. Can you think of more? Share them with us in the comments section below. Young Americans Bank. We have a bank just for you! Open a personal or business account, or apply for a business loan. …
Racking your brain for unique and creative gifts this holiday season? Support young business owners while getting your holiday shopping done. Come to the annual Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace! There will be 175+ different businesses owned by youth ages 6-21 selling homemade goodies, original artwork, handcrafted jewelry and much more! Sat. Dec. 6 from 10-2 in Denver (3550 E. First Avenue …
Young Americans was thrilled to partner with Boulder Prep High School, a Boulder Valley Charter School, to present our Founding Framework entrepreneurship curriculum to a group of their students. It was a week off between blocks for the entire school, but those with a curiosity for entrepreneurship showed up for four long and intense days to go through the process …
Two of the winners of our annual youth business competition, the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, were selected over the summer. We asked them each to patiently keep the news quiet so that we could announce them as the winners at our event in September — and make a big deal of things. Both of the winners did a wonderful job keeping …
For the 13th year in a row, Young Americans just selected the top youth business owners in the state. The annual Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs took place during Denver Startup Week, and there were several new elements this year that made the event more exciting than ever! The setting We hosted the event at the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at …
It’s that time of year again! Summer is winding down, kids are going back to school, but don’t be too sad….because it time for The Celebration of Young Entrepreneurs! Take a moment to appreciate what these young people are doing to contribute to the community. It takes courage, insight, diligence, and dedication to take an idea to reality. Please join …
I really enjoyed celebrating a great week in Being Your Own Boss camp last week with a Business Expo and Shark Tank. Nearly 80 campers who had completed 5th and 6th grade worked all week on their existing businesses or new business plans and business pitches. By Friday after a pizza party and fun outside on our program deck, they …
You don’t have to be old or have a college degree to be an inventor. Look at these kids! They did it and you can do it too! Mattie Knight- Mill Safety Device, age 12 – She developed a device to shut down a machinery mill when it malfunctioned. She was also the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent. …
