Gabriel Nagel pitching at Denver Startup Week Finals

2023 Denver Startup Week Youth Pitch Competition

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Come to see the next generation of Colorado entrepreneurs present their business pitches for the chance to move onto the finals to compete against the adults! Five youth businesses will be presenting their impressive pitch decks. Don’t miss it! Free to attend! Learn more and register HERE! Featuring: Aspen Peterson, High School Babysitters LLC Caroline Sullivan, Kind Mind Club Justin …

Gabriel Nagel pitching at Denver Startup Week Finals

2023 Denver Startup Week Youth Pitch Competition

Anna Leer Leave a Comment

Come to see the next generation of Colorado entrepreneurs present their business pitches for the chance to move onto the finals to compete against the adults! Five youth businesses will be presenting their impressive pitch decks. Don’t miss it! Free to attend! Learn more and register HERE! Featuring: Aspen Peterson, High School Babysitters LLC Caroline Sullivan, Kind Mind Clubeu Justin …

Youth Business Places SECOND in Denver Startup Week Pitch Competition

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Denver Start Up Week is a celebration of all things entrepreneurial. It’s the largest free entrepreneurial event of its kind. Hundreds of participants submitted video applications to compete in the week’s annual pitch competition. The DSW planning committee narrowed this down to 18 businesses, then the community voted on the top 6 businesses to pitch at the final event.  Thus, …

Light CO2 Wins Youth Pitch Challenge at Denver Startup Week

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The week of October 4-8 was Denver Startup Week, a celebration of everything entrepreneurial and the largest free event of its kind.  Over the past five years, YouthBiz has worked to provide entrepreneurial sessions involving young entrepreneurs to the Denver startup community.  This year’s sessions included a young maker panel that discussed digital marketing and a youth pitch competition featuring ...
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Youth Entrepreneurs Join Denver Startup Week

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Denver Startup Week went virtual this year, and young entrepreneurs were thrilled to take part!  This year’s YouthPass events included a Pitch Challenge on Monday, September 14 and a Maker Track panel discussion on Tuesday, September 15. When two teen entrepreneurs competed in Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition last year, few expected that they would take home the Grand Prize, …

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Teen Entrepreneurs to Face Adults in Denver Startup Week Pitch Competition for Chance to Win $100,000

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Event follows last year’s grand prize win by teen entrepreneurs 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 …

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Denver Startup Week: Four Businesses are Ready to Win It!

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After weeks of preparation, four youth-owned businesses are ready to pitch at Denver Startup Week’s Youth Pass Pitch Challenge.  All are hoping to make it to the Denver Startup Week Pitch Challenge Semi-Finals where they’ll compete head-to-head with adult entrepreneurs for six coveted spots in the Pitch Challenge Finals! The businesses couldn’t be more different.  Luke Aden, a senior at …

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Entrepreneurship Events for Youth at Denver Startup Week

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Youth Pass returns to Denver Startup Week for a third straight year!  A collaboration among Young Americans Center for Financial Education, Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain, and Denver Startup Week, YouthBiz allows youth as young as six and as old as twenty to network side-by-side with local entrepreneurs and business leaders.  Students will participate in event workshops, lead panel discussions, compete …

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Denver Startup Week Youth Pass Pitch Challenge

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Ever wonder what it takes to pitch your business to a panel of “sharks”?  Come watch exceptional young entrepreneurs show you how it’s done!  In this session, 4 groups of students, aged 12-18, will pitch their businesses for the chance to earn a coveted spot in the Denver Startup Week Pitch Challenge.  Contestants are youth entrepreneurs who have earned this …

Denver Startup Week was such a success! In addition to the YouthBiz Marketplace & Expo held on the week of September 24th, YouthBiz had an opportunity to lead a panel of youth and adult entrepreneurs to speak on their experience as entrepreneurs through the Makers track.  The name of the session was #MakeItHappen: Tips for starting a business at any age, and it featured both youth (18 and under) and adult (19 and over) entrepreneurs.

YouthBiz Entrepreneurs share tips for starting a business at any age

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Denver Startup Week was such a success! In addition to the YouthBiz Marketplace & Expo held on the week of September 24th, YouthBiz had an opportunity to lead a panel of youth and adult entrepreneurs to speak on their experience as entrepreneurs through the Makers track.  The name of the session was #MakeItHappen: Tips for starting a business at any …