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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, …
Summer has come to an end and school is back in session. As teachers and students get back into the swing of things, the Young Americans Center staff has been preparing AmeriTowne for students to return. There are many changes in AmeriTowne! These changes include: updated uniforms, new radio technology, and interior renovations in multiple shops. We are so excited …
As the new school year begins, staff at Young Americans Center busily prepares for the arrival of over 36,000 students to Young AmeriTowne and International Towne! While we ready our Townes, hundreds of educators from across the Denver Metro Area are teaching students all of the background information they need to know to have a successful day. When school groups …
“How can we increase food security for youth in Denver Public Schools?” That was the challenge focal question for the 2nd Think Like a Genius Foundation Challenge. YouthBiz created a team of four high school students: Greta, Brian, Isaac, and Abdul, and asked them to come up with a solution. After working together all summer, they presented to a panel …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children (RMHC) celebrated the opening of a boutique section of the RMHC gift shop selling products made by youth entrepreneurs last Tuesday. The mini gift shop, a year in the making, was inspired by the mentor partnership between Maureen Tarrant-Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education exists to provide every Colorado student, regardless of background, with the opportunity for effective training in financial literacy and workforce skills. One of the programs that helps accomplish this mission is our Send-a-School sponsorship program. Established in 2004, Send-a-School partners enable Young Americans to award financial assistance to students and schools attending Young AmeriTowne …
Well, that’s all folks! Young Americans Summer Camp 2016 has ended with tremendous success. This year, in addition to our many camps located at our brick and mortar locations, we completed a total of four additional camps in other locations with our On the Road Set up! This has given us the opportunity to reach even more students this summer, …
Finalists have just been announced for the 2016 Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars! As we celebrate the outstanding business accomplishments of this year’s finalists, we want to take a look back at last year’s three winners and see what they’ve accomplished over the last 12 months. Age 6-11 Category Charming Wine Charms – Isabelle May Isabelle has …
This fall, the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver will implement a new curriculum designed to provide graduate students with hands-on business experience in the real world. In a recent Denver Post article, Elrie LaBrent “Brent” Chrite, the school’s Dean, writes, “Instead of completing a series of traditional courses to complete a degree, Denver MBA students will …
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