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Entrepreneurs Owen and Liam Lennon, 11-year old twin brothers, will amaze you with their unique business! Owen makes all-natural bath products and candles which he displays in upcycled, vintage china or crystal dishes. Liam transforms pennies into keepsake necklaces, bracelets, or keychains to commemorate milestone events. Both savvy business owners were finalists in the Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars business competition …
Last week was National Entrepreneurship Week! YouthBiz took the opportunity to celebrate our youth entrepreneurs as well as learn a little bit more about what entrepreneurship is through our Fun Fact Monday post, Get to know an entrepreneur Facebook and Twitter post on Thursday, and mystery question on Saturday. We also had two amazing workshops: Sew Little Sewing and Prep …
Through the YouthBiz program, Young Americans provides opportunities for youth to explore all different types of industries. This month, YouthBiz held its first workshop about social enterprise, a field that is becoming increasingly relevant to youth business owners who exist to support a need in a community. What is a social enterprise? YouthBiz welcomed Brad Reubendale, Executive Director of SAME Café, …
Mila Glynn makes baking a breeze! Bakery in a Box creates themed boxes of pre-measured ingredients delivered right to your doorstep. Themes include birthday, winter, and Valentine’s Day. Mila attributes part of her success to the Be Your Own Boss day-camp she participated in last summer at Young Americans Center for Financial Education. Watch Mila’s segment on Colorado & Company, …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education is proud to announce our Summer Camp line-up for 2018! These week-long day camps allow youth to participate in our award-winning programs that teach financial literacy in a fun, hands-on way. For more information and to register, please visit our Summer Camp page. Here’s what we’re offering this summer: Junior Money Matters (Completed 2nd …
Even though he’s only 13, Andwele Gilbert is a serial entrepreneur! His latest business, Lil’Daddy’s Stuffed Brownies, takes a favorite treat and adds a twist—combining oreos, snickers, and even cheesecake with chocolate brownies. Through the lessons he’s learned at YouthBiz, Andwele has been able to take his business to the next level. Besides selling at the YouthBiz Marketplace and to …
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 …
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