Presenting Mentors: Meet Them Here

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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 …

Entrepreneur Success: Supporting One Another

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This is a guest post by Nyla Higgs, a 10-year-old owner of Aahhh 2 J’s Lemonade, and bank customer.  Read below how she is growing her business while supporting the businesses of other young entrepreneurs. For my 10th birthday party I wanted to go to Sweet and Sassy. There they do your hair and your nails and you get to …

Young Entrepreneurs + gSchool = Lots of Wins

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A few weeks ago we let you know about a great collaboration in the works between the young entrepreneurs of Young Americans and the coding students at Galvanize’s gSchool.  On Monday, June 3, the final projects were unveiled to great delight! Bringing the pieces together At Galvanize, there are 25 students who are going through a six-month program that teaches …

Stop, Collaborate and Listen

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A unique and amazing collaboration is taking place near 11th and Speer.   Over the course of eight weeks, Young Americans and Galvanize are partnering to benefit young entrepreneurs and coding students, that will culminate with amazing results.     Design from the ground up Ten young business owners from Young Americans were selected to participate in this pilot program. …