- Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, My Portfolio Is In the Gutter
(Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2008)
- Camps, Classes Seek to Teach Kids About Money
(Associated Press, July 16, 2008)
- Financial Community Courts the Kids
(Investors Business Daily, July 26, 2008)
- Teens Learn Money Sense
(The Ledger, Lakeland, FL, Aug 7, 2008)
- Young Minds
(Gulf Coast Business Review, Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2008)
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YoungBiz Teacher Training Schedule
for Fall 2008
You're the Boss 2-Day Workshop
• Nov. 7–8, 2008, Sarasota, FL
In this fast-paced teacher training workshop, business ownership is offered as a hands-on, real-world method of helping students develop employable skills and business capability. Emphasis is placed on activities that allow students to discover their interests, talents, and entrepreneurial abilities while learning practical business skills and developing an understanding of business operation.
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Money Skills 2-Day Workshop
• Nov. 14–15, 2008, New York, NY
Discover how to empower students with key financial skills, habits, and long-term thinking that will help them save, invest, and manage money as well as prepare for greater financial independence. From the basics of budgeting and opening bank accounts to the challenge of selecting investments, this two-day workshop provides tools and activities that make financial concepts easy to understand and fun to teach.
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These teens are getting a taste
of the “Real World”!
Reality shows aren’t just for television anymore. High school students at Chinook High School in Chinook, Montana have brought a touch of reality — the real world — into the classroom – with a little help from their teacher, Kelly Mazurkiewicz.
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| YoungBiz Article Archives |
| Biz Startz
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Have You Paid Yourself Today?
Find out why it sometimes pays to be underpaid, and how to figure your own paycheck.
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| Money Smartz
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Multiply Your Money
Nope. It’s not a magic trick and you won’t be pulling dollar bills out of a hat. But, like Dan Stover, you can make your money grow by learning to invest in stocks & mutual funds. |
| Careerz
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On the Wings of a Pig
The next time you hear a business idea and think to yourself: That could never work, stop before you say those words aloud and check out the success of ventriloquist Alicia Dacoba. Can you say Jay Leno? |
| Family Biz
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Beating the Odds
There’s no sibling rivalry here. Find out what happened when David Templin and Alicia Templin found out that they had both beat the odds (72,000 to 1) and were winners of the Expressions from Hallmark and Crayola® Kids Card Contest. |
| Biz Educators
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Getting a taste of the “Real World”!
Chinook High School Teacher Kelly Mazurkiewicz brought the world of business and the stock market to her small town Minnesota Career Class. And she used the YoungBiz Trek course to do it. |
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