One-of-a-kind Opportunity for Lincoln Students

Junior Achievement of Lincoln is looking for the area’s most motivated students. Driven Youth Invitational (DYI) is a seven-week intensive program that gives students the knowledge and insight they need to compete in a changing economy. Each week, they’ll interact with and be mentored by some of Lincoln’s top entrepreneurs — and along the way, [...]

Lights, Camera, Pitch! Nebraska Youth Pitch Their Business IDEAs for a Chance to Win Top Prize

Last in a three part series on the MarketPlace Conference. Part of the BIZ IDEA Summit included a video competition open to middle school through high school-aged students hoping to showcase their entrepreneurial skills. Students were asked to submit videos in two categories: personal business (outside of school/community), school-based business or community/organizational youth-led business. The young entrepreneurs [...]

Junior Achievement educates Nebraska youth on financial literacy

Learning about starting a business isn’t just for adults. Junior Achievement, a national organization, provides hands-on education to youth about financial literacy and smart economic decisions. Junior Achievement works by bringing professionals into classrooms (Kindergarten to 12th grade) to teach students about entrepreneurship using their own perspectives and experiences as entrepreneurs and businesspeople. The volunteers also follow a curriculum [...]

Connecting Young Nebraskans plans Summit this Fall

Nebraska now has a growing network in place to connect its talented young Nebraskans who live in rural locations across the expansive state. Connecting Young Nebraskans (CYN) was launched by the University of Nebraska Rural Initiative in the fall of 2009 and is a network of people under 40 who live in Nebraska. The network [...]