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Last Saturday’s YouthBiz Marketplace was Sienna Lee’s first, but you would never know it. At her booth for Bloom Bottles, Sienna looked the part of an accomplished salesperson enthusiastically promoting her reclaimed art. The nine-year-old business owner paused just long enough to share the story of her business and her inspiration. Sienna first became an entrepreneur after she attended the …
Author M.J. Logan loves writing and creating stories. She secretly started writing a story that her mother found and surprised her with a published book on her 14th birthday. That sparked a fire for her to keep writing and publishing her books. She’s currently in the midst of getting her 2nd book, the sequel to The Death Call, published and …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education invites the community to support local, youth-owned businesses by shopping at the YouthBiz Marketplace this Saturday, December 2 from 10am-2pm. Shoppers will find exquisite gifts, including beaded jewelry, greeting cards, bath products, home baked goodies, artwork, and more, hand-made a sold by youth. There are 66 vendors signed up to participate, ranging in age from …
Did you know that in the US, 38% of new businesses are founded by women? To celebrate this accomplishment, Wendy Diamond founded Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in 2013. It’s mission is to empower, support, and celebrate women and girls in business worldwide. Now celebrated in 144 countries, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day events occurred in Colorado for the first time last weekend, and Young …
YouthBiz StartUp is a program of Young Americans Center for Financial Education that encourages young people to learn, think, speak and act like entrepreneurs. Students participate in a 10-session curriculum that culminates in a Shark Tank-style pitch competition where they pitch a business idea. The winning idea receives bragging rights and a $100 cash prize. Two different groups recently held …
The YouthBiz program of Young Americans Center for Financial Education encourages young people to think, speak, and act like entrepreneurs. Throughout 2017, proud sponsor Capital One has been a valuable partner in this work, reaching more than 893 students in the first half of the year alone. Thanks to a grant from Capital One, youth participated in numerous programs throughout the …
Calling all entrepreneurs, ages 6-12… Do you want to learn how to make body products? Next Tuesday, November 7 from 5:30-7:00pm, Young Americans Center for Financial Education is hosting a YouthBiz Workshop just for you! Let’s Lotion will teach you the basics of making scented lotion, including the importance of packaging and marketing. You’ll even have a chance to take …
YouthBiz Star winner Shae Maiorana is the owner of Cover Your Collar. Philanthropy motivated 11-year-old Shae to turn a craft into a business. She started making dog collar covers for a class project three years ago, selling them to neighbors, family and friends. The covers easily slip over pets’ existing collars so they look festive for your next Super Bowl …
Amica Mutual Insurance Company is helping guide Denver area young people from diverse backgrounds to think like, act like and BE entrepreneurs. As a lead philanthropic partner in YouthBiz–a keynote Young Americans program–Amica Companies Foundation provides significant funding, as well as volunteer leadership, doubling the impact of this program in just one year. What does the impact look like? Matt …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education is proud to announce the winner of the 2017 Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars 16-21 Age Category: Sweet Bee Sisters, owned by Lily (age 17), Chloe (age 15), and Sophie (age 13) Warren! Sweet Bee Sisters started with a problem—what to do with leftover beeswax from their parents’ two beehives. The sisters decided to …
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