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Article: BIZ SKILLS FOR YOUTH.(YouthBiz teaches youth business)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- December 1, 1999
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A DENVER PROGRAM TEACHES INNER-CITY YOUTHS BIZ BASICS.
Investing in inner-city kids might sound like a risky proposition. That is, until you meet the energetic young people who run YouthBiz, the after-school, small-business program run by teen-agers in northeast Denver.
Founded seven years ago, YouthBiz has established itself as an alternative for teens in danger of joining gangs or dropping out of scbool.
YouthBiz teaches business basics and management skills to about 75 middle- and high-school students in Denver's Cole, Whittier and Curtis Park neighborhoods. "We started as a small-business incubator with a strong family component," explained ...