Kalen Acquisto was a long-time participant in everything Young Americans. From an early age, she held a bank account and participated in a variety of classes and activities. As a Program Associate at the El Pomar Foundation, Kalen is expanding her love of philanthropy that started at Young Americans. Below, in her own words, Kalen shares her passion for Young …
In September 2013, Peetz Perks became the first winner of the new “Affiliated Category” in the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs business competition. Young Americans created this category to recognize the many businesses started by large groups, schools, scout troops, and the like. Peetz Perks is a hot spot at Peetz High School in Peetz, Colorado. Read more about the …
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and with that holiday comes at least four full days of time off from school. Sure there’s still homework to think about, and the “challenge” of eating all that food. But how do students spend the rest of that time? Here’s a thought: encourage anyone ages 6 to 21 to come up with …
The Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs was a huge success, and want to share some of our favorite moments. After applying to the competition four different times, Mary Sorteberg finally won! Learn more about her here. Meet Fragile Glory Impressions Mary Sorteberg, age 20, has been creating art since she was just four years old. She started her business at the …
You may have missed our Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, but we can share the acceptance speech from one of our winners, and the great video that introduces them and their prestigious mentor. Meet ZARL, Inc. Andrew Hageman and Zac Stahlhut, both 12 years old, have been friends since they were in second grade. In 2011, Andrew learned about a rocket …
If you missed the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, then you missed an amazing night of creativity and community support for youth businesses. But don’t worry, we have the great video from the event. Meet Critters and Creations The winners of the 6-11 age category are Ingrid and Anders Martinson. They were matched with Kristy Taddonio Mullins of Mile Hi Specialty …
On Saturday, September 14, the winners of the 2012 Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs opened the doors to their first workshop! Getting a space Alkaline Clothing Company, created by Taylor Palmie and Tanner Barkin, leased space near 64th Avenue in Denver to create their clothing designs, screen print their items, and sell all their wonderful products. A few Young Americans staff …
We are so pleased to announce the winners of our 2013 youth business competition, the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs! For the first time this year we hosted an “Affiliated Category,” which solicited applicants from larger groups, like high schools, scout troops, and non-profit entrepreneurial organizations. We also selected winners for each of our three age categories. Those three winners were …
We’re always so proud of all our young entrepreneurs. Two of these we’d like to call attention to. An everyday hero Maia Drugmand, who won our 6-11 age category last year at the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, was just named a Channel 7 “Everyday Hero” by Mitch Jelniker. Maia received this award for making a difference in her community. She has …
We are thrilled to announce our three Presenting Mentors for our Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs. These three business people are movers and shakers in Colorado. They will each be paired with one of the winners of our youth business competition. Over the next 12 months, the pairs will work to accomplish one or two goals so the young entrepreneurs can …
