The Youth Advisory Board at Young Americans is a very unique and special program, and I am extremely fortunate to serve as one of its Co-Chairs this year. As Board Members, we learn about nonprofit organizations, banking, entrepreneurship and participate in leadership training. We also provide Young Americans with the youth perspective on different topics. A unique role As a …
On November 20th at Montbello High School I was very fortunate to be invited to judge the HOPE Business in a Box pitch Competition. Ms. Rhonda Albers’ Introduction to Business class had been learning about financial education and entrepreneurship for the past couple of months and the students were prepared to pitch their business idea. The competitors had two minutes to …
If you’re a Young Americans Bank customer, did you know you can get $5 for FREE! Just complete the form here and give it to a friend. As soon as your buddy opens a bank account, you get $5 in your account! See all the details on this form. The number of accounts we’ve seen over the year is pretty …
Thank you, Denver! The Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace on Saturday, December 7 was a phenomenal success! The youth businesses who sold their products and services were thrilled with the end results. At Young Americans, we are always astounded by the support we receive from the community, and Saturday was no exception. Check out a few of the happy business owners in …
Can you believe it!? We can’t! We’ve been hosting the annual Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace for 20 years! This Saturday is a huge milestone for us, and we’re celebrating — with you! Join us Saturday, December 7 from 10am to 2pm at our Denver location to shop ’til you drop from more than 75 businesses. Products and services are all hand-made …
They grow up so fast don’t they? We feel the same way about our “baby”, but are so excited to see the Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace turn 20! To celebrate 20 amazing years of creative, hard-working young business owners, Young Americans will be serving cupcakes made by one of our entrepreneurs. We will also be hosting a drawing for some incredible, …
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 …
Meet Remi, Andia, and Brooklyn. These are not your typical 5th grade girls. On the ride home from soccer practice, lots of girls would be talking about homework, their friends, and boys. Instead, driving home these young ladies discussed the devastating floods that impacted thousands of people throughout Colorado. They decided in the car to create a campaign they dubbed …
