You Sold How Much!?

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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 …

Entrepreneur Success: Fragile Glory Impressions

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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 …

Entrepreneur Success: ZARL, Inc.

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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 …

The Holiday Marketplace is Open for Applications

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Start baking, start making, start mixing, and start fixing, because… The Holiday Young Entrepreneur Marketplace application is now online! Please click on this link to fill out the application. Keep in mind the Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace is very popular and space is limited. A wait list will be created when it is full. Remember we are …

Entrepreneur Success: Alkaline Clothing Co.

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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 …

Announcing the 2013 CYE Winners

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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 …

Make Denver Startup Week a Youthful Experience

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September is full of entrepreneurial activities and events!  We’ll jump from our youth business competition awards straight into Denver Startup Week.  There are two fantastic events that are kid-friendly and bound to draw big crowds.  Join us for one or both, but be sure to sign up because these events are popular and will book up quickly. Competitive Idea Lab …

Finally! The Finalists

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Every year we scour Colorado for the best youth businesses. We find youth who own a lawn mowing business, sell lemonade, make greeting cards, or run any other type of business, select the top businesses, and award those entrepreneurs with cash prizes and mentoring. Our panel of business and education judges has reviewed all the entries and selected the finalists. …

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Need Help? Small Business Resources (Part 2)

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A few months ago we gave you a list of tools and resources to help you get your business streamlined.  That was a very popular post and one we’ve referenced frequently for our budding business owners.  Here to help is another list of additional resources.  Think of this as “Stage 2” resources, because we know that your business has grown …

Shark Tank at Young Americans

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Shark Tank! Shark Tank! There was intense competition last week during Be Your Own Boss summer camp.  The campers learned all the ins and outs of starting and running a business.  The week was capped off by a mini pitch session, similar to the show “Shark Tank”.  Below, we share some of the best pitches from the competition. http://youtu.be/5kCIrLdLV60 http://youtu.be/W7PACd_reQo …