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Summer Camp: Just Start It begins

Young Americans Center for Financial Education and Young Americans Bank - Denver 3550 East First Avenue, Denver, CO, United States

Have you ever thought about making some extra money, but you’re not sure how or where to begin?  This camp gives you tools and tricks you need to make a business happen now!  Campers develop real businesses and real products that they’ll present on Friday for a chance to win awesome prizes.  Plus, you’ll be on your way to earning ...

$250
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Summer Camp: Running Your Own Business begins

Young Americans Center for Financial Education and Young Americans Bank - Belmar 401 South Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO, United States

Curious about starting your own business? This program explores the basics of what it takes to get started, allows you to experiment with ideas, and helps you decide what business you might want to start.  At the Friday Marketplace, sell the products you made throughout the week!  Designed for students entering 4th or 5th grade for the 2020-2021 school year.

$250
Young Americans Center for Financial Education Summer Camp Logo Iconography

Summer Camp: Running Your Own Business begins

Young Americans Center for Financial Education and Young Americans Bank - Belmar 401 South Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO, United States

Curious about starting your own business? This program explores the basics of what it takes to get started, allows you to experiment with ideas, and helps you decide what business you might want to start.  At the Friday Marketplace, sell the products you made throughout the week!  Designed for students entering 4th or 5th grade for the 2020-2021 school year.

$250
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Summer Camp: Make it App’en begins

Young Americans Center for Financial Education and Young Americans Bank - Denver 3550 East First Avenue, Denver, CO, United States

Do you love technology and gaming apps?  This camp will teaches how to create, market, and sell your very own mobile application as a business venture. Campers will present and demo their apps on Friday for the chance to win cash prizes!  Designed for students entering 6th-8th grade for the 2020-2021 school year.

$250

When two teen entrepreneurs competed in Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition, few expected that they would take home the Grand Prize, an award worth $100,000. Their win surprised and delighted the crowd and has inspired a new group of young entrepreneurs. For a second year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and Young Americans Center for Financial Education have nominated four entrepreneurs, who will first compete in the Youth Pitch Challenge on Monday, September 14 at 4:00 p.m. with their business ideas, before the winner progresses on to the semifinals of Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition. This year, the competitions are being held virtually. The grand prize is again valued at $100,000. Competing students from Junior Achievement and Young Americans Center include: • Jack Bonneau: At 14 years old, Jack is pitching his business, Teen Hustl, a neighborhood service in which teens deliver from restaurants and grocery stores on ecofriendly scooters and bikes. Jack was the youngest person to ever successfully pitch on TV’s Shark Tank at 10 years old for his first business, Jack’s Stands. • Vikas Muralidharan: At 17 years old, Vikas is pitching his business, Intake, an app that focuses on users’ nutrition with an emphasis on body positivity. • Gabriel Nagel: At 15 years old, Gabe is pitching his nonprofit Light CO2, the result of more than 400 hours of dreaming, researching, and building a concrete path to help individuals reduce their individual carbon footprint. • Leonard Shearer: At 17 years old, Leonard is pitching his business Cardbound, which sells authenticated and rare Pokemon cards and accessories to markets across the globe

Denver Startup Week YouthPass Pitch Challenge

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How did two high school seniors win the 2019 Denver Startup Week Pitch Challenge? Come see, as another group of exceptional young entrepreneurs vie for the top spot in the Youth Pass Pitch Challenge. In this session, 4 groups of students, aged 12-18, will pitch their businesses for a spot in the 2020 DSW Pitch Challenge. Contestants are youth entrepreneurs ...

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Denver Startup Week Panel: What We Can Learn from Young Makers

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Makers come in all shapes and sizes, and even all ages! Join us as both youth and young adult entrepreneurs share their insights about Denver’s Maker Movement. Panelists will detail the evolution of their businesses, explaining how they sustainably grew from youth-based hobbies to serious, full-time revenue generators. Business owners will highlight the key tools and resources in the Denver ...

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TEDx Mile High Be Your Own Boss

TEDxMileHigh: Be Your Own Boss

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You don’t have to wait to be your own boss! YouthBiz is so excited to collaborate with TEDxMileHigh in this virtual workshop which is part of a series of Adventures to help middle and high school students connect with positive activities.  Join us to explore how you can launch or grow your own business. We’ll dig in to how you ...

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YouthBiz Workshop: Pop It Like It’s Hot

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Ages: 10-14 Cost: $10 fee for materials Format: Live Session facilitated by trained staff members Technology needed: tablet or laptop, internet connection, Google account Materials needed: All participants will pick up a package of items in order to participate in this tasty workshop!  You will need to pick up materials at our office at 3550 E. First Ave. Denver, Colorado ...

$10
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YouthBiz Workshop: Create a Business Plan Part 1

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Ages: 10-18 Cost: free! Format: Live Session facilitated by trained staff members Technology needed: tablet or laptop, internet connection, Google account Description: If you’ve always wanted to own a business but weren’t sure how to start, this workshop is for you!  During this two-part workshop, participants will work their way through creating a real-life business plan!  No need to even ...

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2020 Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars

Denver Center for the Performing Arts 1101 13th Street, Denver, CO, United States

Make plans to join us virtually on Thursday, October 1, 2020 for Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars!  This annual business competition and gala fundraiser supports financial literacy education and experiential entrepreneurship learning opportunities that reach nearly 70,000 youth every year. Table sponsorships and tickets are available!  Contact Betsy Sklar, Vice President of Development, for more information at 303-320-3245 or bsklar@yacenter.org.