This Virtual Program teaches the very basics of coding that provide a foundation for an app-based business! No prior coding experience required. For students entering grades 5-7 in fall, 2020.
Become a member of the FIB (Financial Intelligence Bureau)! Participants will learn about needs and wants, business ethics, and bank accounts, gaining knowledge to help them succeed on their own money adventure. In their culminating mission, participants will use virtual dollars to purchase real goods. For students entering grades 4-5 in fall, 2020.
The Game of Life comes to life in this virtual program! Participants will create a financial plan while exploring different careers and discovering different pathways they might be faced with later on in life. In their culminating mission, they will use this knowledge to navigate a life simulation. After completion, participants with earn camp souvenirs. For students entering grades 5-6 ...
Hit play on this session. We are going to talk about YouTube and how your business can record videos to keep your customers up to date on your products and talk about what sets your business apart. This course as an individual session costs $10. For students ages 8-16.
Each year, we invite Colorado’s top youth business owners, ages 6 to 21, apply to the Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars business competition.  These young entrepreneurs complete an online application, and then a panel of judges selects a winner and two finalists in each age category.  Winners receive up to $5,000, and finalists receive up to $500. Winners are also paired ...
Unleash your creative side! Participants learn all about ads, including conducting their own market research and creating exciting logos and slogans. In their culminating mission, participants will present their ideas. For students entering grades 4-5 in fall, 2020.
Young women will be inspired and delighted as they discover a whole history of strong female leaders! Along the way, they'll gain skills to help them be financially-savvy including investing, marketing, microfinance, and philanthropy. In a culminating mission, participants will choose their own influential path where they can use virtual dollars to purchase real goods.  For students entering grades 5-6 ...
For youth with prior coding experience, or who have taken the Intro to Coding program, participants dive deeper into the coding world. They use this knowledge to create their own, sophisticated app-based business! For students entering grades 6-7 in fall, 2020.
Your business idea could earn you real money! Participants learn the basics of entrepreneurship including idea generation, market research, competitive analysis, pricing, and pitching your business. In the culminating mission, participants pitch their business idea to a virtual panel of judges for a chance to win a cash prize! For students entering grades 6-7 in fall, 2020.
Deep dive into all things money! Participants will discover the history of money, they will explore money from around the world, and they even create their very own money. In their culminating mission, they’ll take an international scavenger hunt where they can use virtual dollars to earn real goods. For students entering grades 2-3 in fall, 2020.
