PRESS RELEASES
YOUTHBIZ POSITIONS TO EXPAND ENTREPRENEURIAL-BASED PROGRAMMING WITH HIRE OF NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRANDY BERTRAM
DENVER, CO | FEBRUARY 7, 2012 – YouthBiz, Inc., the Denver-based nonprofit organization that works to develop entrepreneurial young leaders, has announced Brandy Bertram as its new executive director. Bertram is uniquely equipped to strengthen and expand YouthBiz’s programs that focus on developing entrepreneurial, educational and community leadership skills and attitudes among youth from Denver’s most economically and academically challenged neighborhoods. Read More >
FASHION AND FLAIR AT ANNUAL FASHION SHOW & DINNER // 2011 ‘Bash at the Biz’ Benefits YouthBiz Programs on Oct 6, 2011
DENVER, COLORADO | SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 - Fall fashion will be at its peak this October as local designers and boutiques dress Denver entrepreneurs at the 2011 ‘Bash at the Biz,’ a fashion show and dinner benefitting YouthBiz and the next generation of business leadership. Hosted by Natalie Tisdale (KWGN’s Everyday Show), Bash at the Biz will dazzle guests with a fashion feast complete with dinner, drinks, music and a live fashion show benefitting YouthBiz. Read More >
THE INAUGURAL 5K IN 5POINTS HIGHLIGHTS AND SUPPORTS THE DENVER FIVE POINTS COMMUNITY
DENVER, COLORADO | APRIL 5, 2010 - The first annual 5K in 5Points will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011. The 5K Run/Walk will tour Denverʼs iconic Five Points neighborhood, beginning at Curtis Park and ending at the Five Points Jazz Festival. The goal of “5K in 5Points” is to highlight local parks, businesses and cultural assets; promote health and wellness in the Five Points Community; and raise funds necessary to support YouthBiz and the Rotary Club of Five Points Cultural District. Read More >
URBAN YOUTH GRADUATE PROGRAM, EQUIPPED TO STEP UP AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY
DENVER, COLORADO | DECEMBER 9, 2010 Over 50 youth from Denver’s most economically challenged east-side neighborhoods will graduate from YouthBiz programs on December 9, 2010. The youth have spent the past semester exploring concepts of entrepreneurship, financial maturity, leadership, community issues and future planning. Through the peer-to-peer leadership model, other young people from the same neighborhoods and schools lead the classes, empowering the program participants to step up as leaders in addressing the issues that challenging their peers, families, and communities. Read More >
DENVER YOUTH TO DON CREATIVE CATWALK DESIGNS OF LOCAL BOUTIQUES & DESIGNERS AT ‘BASH AT THE BIZ’
DENVER, COLORADO | OCTOBER 11, 2010 — Local fashion designers and boutiques will help to shine the spotlight on the programs of YouthBiz and fuel the academic and entrepreneurial aspirations of Denver’s youth at the third annual Bash at the Biz fashion show fundraiser. BASH takes place on Thursday, October 14th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the RedLine Gallery. Read More >
YOUTH PRESENT SOCIAL VENTURE PROJECTS TO COMMUNITY AT YOUTHBIZ’S SUMMER OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CELEBRATION
DENVER, COLORADO | JULY 31, 2010 – Youth from Denver’s economically challenged east-side neighborhoods have been exploring concepts of social entrepreneurship through the lenses of film, music, mural-making, and eco-cultivation at YouthBiz’s Summer of Social Entrepreneurship workshop series. The eight-week program will culminate July 31, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a Summer Celebration open house at YouthBiz. Middle and high school aged students will share their culminating projects, ventures and business ideas that have a positive impact on their community. Read More >
