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 …
Summer camp is in full swing and the Programs staff is enjoying having 2nd through 7th graders in our facility for week long camps. Our camps give the staff a chance to teach kids all about running your own business, being your own boss, International Towne, and Young Ameritowne. Programs staff love getting to know kids throughout the week of camp. Practical …
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. …
My name is J.D. Yaklich and I grew up in Englewood, CO and attended Englewood public schools. Since then, I have gone on to become a Daniels Fund Scholar and attend the University of Colorado at Boulder studying marketing in the Leeds School of Business. This summer I have had the opportunity to intern at Young Americans Center, which has …
With the help of our wonderful Daniels Scholar Intern, JD Yaklich, and Board member David Wolf, a former venture capital investor and adjunct professor, Young Americans just concluded the judging process to decide the winners and finalists for our youth business competition, the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs (CYE). How it works Since we have such a close connection to all …
At ten years old, a youngster likely does not have the faintest idea about what he or she wants to be when grown up. Of course, it is not expected that a fifth grader has insight into his or her future profession, with a career track all mapped out. While attending elementary school, it may seem to some children that …
An amazing part of working in Young Ameritowne and International Towne is to see the kids really understand how Towne works. You’ll see quotes in the paper like “being an adult is hard” or “it’s hard to manage my money.” But every once in a while, there are some kids who truly realize the potential of Young Ameritowne and International …
One of the key lessons in the Young AmeriTowne free enterprise curriculum is about philanthropy. We teach our 5th grade students that philanthropy means giving of your “time, talents, and treasure.” The 5th graders have the opportunity to budget their paychecks and then give some of their AmeriTowne “treasure” during their day in Towne. Each citizen can donate AmeriTowne dollars …
Every shop in Young AmeriTowne has its own responsibilities, ranging from the Medical Center taking care of patients to the radio station playing preferred fifth grade music; each shop is integral to the running of AmeriTowne. Although each shop is different they all have one job in common: the Manager. Each Manager is responsible for a variety of tasks: running …
CYE? SWOT? What? At Young Americans, we love our acronyms, but we know that they’re not as clear to everyone. We’re here to offer entrepreneurship help, especially with all our acronyms. CYE CYE is our Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, our annual business competition. The application is free and online right now. You could win $1000, a mentor for a year, …
