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04/25/2013 AMHERST, MA | Youth Business Expo, 4:30-8:00 PM (youth); 6:00-8:00 PM (public) | UMASS Campus Center, Room 101 01/31/2013 ORANGE, MA - YES Annual Meeting & Open House. Open House: 4:30 p.m. Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Tour YES and catch up with staff, members and friends. Hear our 2012 annual report and discuss important issues and plans for 2013. Vote in our board of directors election. (Consider serving on our board! Details at http://yes-inc.org/board/joinboard.html). Snow date (effective if Orange, MA schools are cancelled due to snow): Thursday, February 7, 2013, same times. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/152390144907590/ 07/07/2012 GREENFIELD - BizTent: join us to sell or buy at Greenfield's July 4 Celebration 3-10 PM at Beacon Field (rain date: Sunday, July 8). See Calendar for 6/30 buying trip to NY (glow sticks, etc.). Contact us to join the trip or to sell at the event. 06/30/2012 NY, NY: BizTrip to New York City! 7 AM - 10 PM. 06/29/2012 Come see BizKampers present their business plans! Details 06/05/2012 TURNERS FALLS - American Red Cross BABYSITTING COURSE Tues., June 5 & Wed., June 6, 5:30pm - 8:00pm Who: Youths ages 11 - 15 Registration Deadline: Friday, May 25 05/26/2012 ORANGE - Electronics & Appliances Recycling Day, 7:30 AM-1:00 PM at Orange Armory, Route 2A. 05/12/2012 CUMMINGTON - CALL FOR KID CRAFTERS FOR THE HILLTOWN SPRING FESTIVAL The Hilltown CDC's 6th Annual Hilltown Spring Festival is on Saturday, May 12th at the Cummington Fairgrounds. This will be the 3rd year the Kids-Made Craft Bazaar happens at the festival, spearheaded by Hilltown Families founder, Sienna Wildfield in 2010. Children up to the age of 12 are invited to sell and bartered their hand-made crafts and arts... and each year it's a huge success! The Kids-Made Craft Bazaar allows children to participate directly in the Festival, rewards them for their creativity, and gives them some real-world experience showing and selling their work. Registration form must be filled out and returned with registration fee to the Hilltown CDC: Only a certain number of children can be accommodated, so register early. One adult free pass will be provided for each exhibitor. If there are questions, call Seth Isman at 413-296-4536 x12 or email sethi@hilltowncdc.org. 05/10/2012 TURNERS FALLS - An Evening Celebrating Entrepreneurship 05/03/2012 TURNERS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL - Come see the Biz/YES/Community Action table at the Job Fair! Take a practice BizQuiz, get a small prize, and pick up a BizBuck good for a shot at $50 cash when you sign up for BizVenture! (We'll extend the entry deadline for students at this Fair from 4/30 to 5/10!) 05/02/2012 PIONEER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: Tim will be dishing on business 8-11 AM at the "Life Alert" career event. Come say hi! 04/25/2012 GREENFIELD - Come see the Biz/YES/Community Action table at the Career Center's Youth Job Fair! Take a practice BizQuiz, get a small prize, and pick up a BizBuck good for a shot at $50 cash when you sign up for BizVenture! One Arch Place. 04/18/2012 ORANGE - Join our group of young leaders to help us plan the May 26th Youth Business Expo. Meet up at YES, 26 Main Street, 5:00-6:30 PM. We meet bi-weekly in Greenfield and Orange. Rides available! Contact Colleen at expo@bizventure.org or (413) 774-7028 x653. 04/13/2012 GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL - Sign up for Tim's AM or PM business workshop at the CCT annual Teen Conference! Get signed up for BizVenture, take the BizQuiz, get a small prize, and pick up a BizBuck good for a shot at $50 cash, and come up with an idea or plan to enter in our BizIdea contest! 04/04/2012 ORANGE - Come see the Biz/YES/Community Action table at the Career Center's Youthy Job Fair! Take a practice BizQuiz, get a small prize, and pick up a BizBuck good for a shot at $50 cash when you sign up for BizVenture! 04/04/2012 ORANGE - Join our group of young leaders to help us plan the May 26th Youth Business Expo. Meet up at YES, 26 Main Street, 5:00-6:30 PM. We meet bi-weekly in Greenfield and Orange. Rides available! Contact Colleen at expo@bizventure.org or (413) 774-7028 x653. 03/30/2012 MOHAWK REGIONAL HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL: Visit our Biz table in the cafeteria 10:45 AM-12:40 PM! 03/22/2012 GREENFIELD - Join our group of young leaders to help us plan the May 26th Youth Business Expo. at Community Action Youth Programs, 196 Federal Street, 5:00-6:30 PM. We meet bi-weekly in Greenfield and Orange. Rides available! Contact Colleen at expo@bizventure.org or (413) 774-7028 x653. 03/08/2012 GREENFIELD - Join our group of young leaders to help us plan the May 26th Youth Business Expo. at Community Action Youth Programs, 196 Federal Street, 5:00-6:30 PM. We meet bi-weekly in Greenfield and Orange. Rides available! Contact Colleen at expo@bizventure.org or (413) 774-7028 x653. 02/09/2012 GREENFIELD - 5:00-6:00 p.m. Youth Business Expo Planning Group Meeting @ Community Action! Youth Programs, Greenfield 11/14/2011 Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off today! Check out www.gewusa.org to see all the activities happening in our region that you can plug in to! 07/02/2011 Come to the YES tent at Greenfield's fireworks celebration 6-9 p.m. at Beacon Field. We're selling pizza and members are selling items they purchased the day before on their BizTrip to NY, NY! 06/27/2011 BizKamp: When: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily thru July 1; 3:00-10:00 p.m. July 2 Where: Greenfield, MA (location TBA)Fee: $300. Scholarships avaiable for BizQuiz, BizIdea and BizPlan participants 05/24/2011 BizTour comes to Turners Falls! 5:00-6:30 pm at The Brick House. Co-sponsored by the Thrive Project. 05/19/2011 Presentation about YES and BizVenture to Rotary Club of Amherst, 1:00-1:30 p.m. by YES' Tim Cohen-Mitchell. Meeting starts at noon and meets at Hickory Ridge Golf Course. Info: Irv Rhodes: rhodesamherst@aol.com or 413-253-7147. 05/12/2011 BizTour table at the Youth Career Fair in Northampton sponsored by Franklin Hampshire Career Center. 05/11/2011 BizTour table at the Youth Career Fair in Orange sponsored by Franklin Hampshire Career Center. 05/10/2011 BizTour table at the Youth Career Fair in Greenfield sponsored by Franklin Hampshire Career Center. 04/24/2011 5 p.m. Tune in to WBGY-TV Channel 57 for BizKids, the public TV series where kids teach kids about money and business. 04/13/2011 What: BizTour at Community Coalition for Teens annual youth conference 04/07/2011 8:00-11:00 am: BizTour at Turners Falls Career Fair, Turners Falls, MA. Contact Benjamin Eckler at benjamineckler@gmail.com for details about the Career Fair. 03/29/2011 FREE 'BizWiz' Business Course for ages 16-plus, Tuesdays, March 1-May 14, 3–5 pm @ The Literacy Project, Greenfield in collaboration with YES' BizVenture Series. Come develop an idea into a business plan that you can submit for cash prizes in BizIdea or BizPlan contests (ages 16-22)! Contact Amber to register @ 413-774-3935 or amber@literacyproject.org. 03/15/2011 FREE 'BizWiz' Business Course for ages 16-plus, Tuesdays, March 1-May 14, 3–5 pm @ The Literacy Project, Greenfield in collaboration with YES' BizVenture Series. Come develop an idea into a business plan that you can submit for cash prizes (ages 16-22)! Contact Amber to register @ 413-774-3935 or amber@literacyproject.org. 01/01/2011 Help young entrepreneurs take root and grow by supporting their businesses. Computer Repair Copy, Print, Fax, Ship Shops DJs Musicians & Artists Music Studios Restaurants & Cafes Web Developers 12/01/2010 BizVenture Series 2 kicks off! Time to register and get started! 08/05/2010 Need money? Stop by our table Wal-Mart Orange on Thursday or Friday, August 5th and 6th 10AM-3PM and sign up for YES' Odd Job Squad! We'll advertise your services for FREE in our directory and send you a list of adults needing odd jobs done. If you can't visit the table, contact Diana at 978/544-1869 or diana@yes-inc.org, or download and send in your application at www.yes-inc.org/oddjobs/ojs big thanks to our sponsors! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
