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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 …
YouthBiz Marketplace Success Strategies (Ages 6-21 years) Find out what it takes to get ready for the YouthBiz Holiday Marketplace! Learn about costs, competition, customer service, and talk to a panel of youth veteran marketplace sellers about their experience and ways they’ve made their booth stand out! This class is strongly recommended for youth who’s first time sellers at …
Workshop Series: Let’s Lotion (Ages 6-12 years) Love to make body products? Don’t quite have an idea of what to make for YouthBiz Holiday Marketplace? Want to learn how to make lotion? Register to attend our first Workshop series of the year, where you’ll learn the importance of packaging and how to make your lotion-making business stand out from …
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 …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education is proud to announce the winner of the 2017 Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars 12-15 Age Category: Lily’s Little Buddies, owned by siblings Lily (age 14) and Noal (age 12) Blessing! Lily and Noal prove that anyone can be an entrepreneur—you just need drive and creativity. Lily started making pocket-sized dolls to provide comfort and …
Young Americans Center for Financial Education is proud to announce the winner of the 2017 Spotlight on YouthBiz Stars 6-11 Age Category: Cover Your Collar, created by 11-year-old Shae Maiorana! Philanthropy motivated 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. …
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