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Leila Hollis is just 12, but she’s already started three businesses! Her latest enterprise is “Leila’s Essential Care” which sells sugar scrubs and foot balms. This business combines Leila’s love of creating things and her desire to earn extra spending money. Plus, Leila won top honors at YouthBiz Camp at Young Americans Center for Financial Education last summer! Watch Leila’s …
Looking for some last minute holiday gifts? Stop by The District Shops located in Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 2500 E. 1stAvenue #A100, Denver, CO 80206. It will be open on Christmas Eve until 5pm. In particular, we encourage you to visit the YouthBiz space near the west entrance and see some of our new vendors! For the next three months, …
Madeleine Whitney makes the kind of items that you’ll never find in a store! Her business, Comical Wallets, sells unique wallets that she hand-crafts out of comic books and fabric. Kids and adults alike love them! At just 13 years old, Madeleine has built an impressive business that’s been around for the last four years. You’ll find her products online …
Young Americans greatly benefits from the dedicated leaders on our three Boards of Directors overseeing Young Americans Bank and Young Americans Center for Financial Education. Today we’d like to introduce you to long-time board member Charles (Charlie) D. Maguire, Jr., Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Charlie represents a wide range of companies in …
This weekend we have our Marketplace Success Strategies Workshop, which means that YouthBiz Marketplace will be here before you know it! This is a free class we offer at Young Americans before each YouthBiz Marketplace to help business owners make a plan to be as successful as possible during the actual event. In this class we talk about: about customer …
Matthew Layden, Sophia Layden, and Mila Baird-Yeung are the proud creators and owners of ArtiGami! This is a business these young entreprneurs first created in summer camp at Young Americans Center for Financial Education two years ago. They sell unique paper products including ornaments, picture frames, coasters, Christmas ornaments, and much more. In addition to their website, you can find …
Matthew Layden, Sophia Layden, and Mila Baird-Yeung are the proud creators and owners of ArtiGami! This is a business these young entreprneurs first created in summer camp at Young Americans Center for Financial Education two years ago. They sell unique paper products including ornaments, picture frames, coasters, Christmas ornaments, and much more. You can find ArtiGami products at the YouthBiz …
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 …
“What could be cheaper than pennies,” thought Liam Lennon, and a business idea was born! Liam’s business The Lucky Penny creates custom items out of pennies that commemorate special events. His collection of pennies dates back to 1909, so he’s able to make keychains, bracelets and necklaces for just about any request. In working with his mentor Scott Wylie this year, Liam hopes to add online …
Emily Rudnick started small—creating the perfect blend of spices in the kitchen with her father to flavor her family’s meals. Two years later, this project has grown into a profitable business that has sold more than 1,000 bottles of Rudspice. Ruspice is a proprietary blend of spices created from 15 exotic ingredients. “Its uses are pretty universal,” notes Emily, who particularly enjoys the flavor on scrambled …
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