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A 14-Year-Old’s Simple Idea To Save The Government $136 Million

Open the newspaper to the politics section on any given day, and you’re likely to find something about budget cuts. The United States budget is a controversial topic, so much so that it caused the government to shut down completely … read more

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When the Next Big Thing is Hundreds of Years Old

Razors have been around for hundreds of years. Some would say, “whatever can be done has been done.” So why is a year-old company called Harry’s entering this well-established market? What could they possibly gain? Well, it turns out, they’re … read more

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2014: The Year of the Biz Kid

Picture this: It’s December 31, 2014. Another year has come and gone. Where do you want to be in a year? What do you want to be working on? What do you hope you’ve accomplished. The Holidays are wrapping up, … read more

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Your Holiday Break: A Time to Create

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were … read more

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Why You’re Lucky to be a Millennial

If I had a nickel for every article, blog post, or news segment I’ve seen about my generation this year, I think I would get close to the GDP of China. “What drives Millennials” “15 Traits of Millennials” “Why Millennials … read more

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The 577 Year-Old Technology That Will Change Your Life

Today, it seems that a new technology is born every minute. Social networks are already yesterday’s news, and technological capabilities now often precede need. But there is still an area of technology that changes lives and cultures when it is used. … read more

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Get your lemonade stand on!

Since we are getting very close to lemonade stand season, why not kick things off with a bang?!  Here’s 10 tips to make the best lemonade stand ever, from Huffington Post. And don’t forget about your marketing mix, with this Biz … read more

Cool resources for young entrepreneurs

Starting a business?  Check out this awesome, all-things-startup website:  http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/ Parent of a budding tycoon? (Can never start too young  you know.) Plant the startup seed early with this book for ‘kidpreneurs’ 6-12 years old and you never know what … read more

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‘Build Your Social Biz’ contest launches for social entrepreneurs!

‘Build Your Social Biz’ contest, sponsored by Ernst & Young, is launched!  Got an idea to build a business and help your community with the proceeds?  Enter the latest Biz Kid$ contest, on our website, and you could win thousands! … read more

Five Biz Kid$ to be honored at the White House

Congrats to five young entrepreneurs, recently appearing in Season 5 of Biz Kid$, who will be honored next week at the White House.  They all made the Empact100 List – a compilation of the top entrepreneurs in the US age 30 … read more

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Funding Your Idea

One of the biggest challenges for any young entrepreneur is the money problem. How do you take your idea from dream to reality while making barely enough money to pay for gas for your car or tickets to the movies? … read more

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Communicating that Great Idea

What do you think the major difference is between Biz Kids with great ideas and Biz Kids who have turned their great ideas into a trail of success? Any ideas? If I were to take a guess, one huge difference … read more

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