Current Events
Saturday, May 9, 2009
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3rd Annual BUILD Oakland Youth Business Plan Competition
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
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News
BUILD Oakland Celebrates 3rd Youth Business Plan Competition
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009
Nation’s Largest Entrepreneurship-Focused College Access Program Celebrates Its Annual Youth Business Plan Competition with Twenty-two Ninth-Grade Student Business Teams from Oakland
BUILD Metro DC Celebrates Its Inaugural Youth Business Plan Competition
Tuesday, 12 May, 2009
Nation’s Largest Entrepreneurship-Focused College Access Program Launches in Metro DC with Twelve Ninth-Grade Student Business Teams
BUILD Peninsula Celebrates 10th Annual Youth Business Plan Competition
Sunday, 26 April, 2009
BUILD Peninsula Celebrates Its 10th Annual Youth Business Plan Competition: Nation’s Largest Entrepreneurship-Focused College Access Program Highlights Achievements of Twenty Ninth-Grade Student Business Teams from the Sequoia Union High School District
BUILD moves to new offices
Monday, 15 December, 2008
We're excited to announce BUILD's move to a new location:
5 Palo Alto Square, 6th floor
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr in May 2008 Stanford Lawyer
Tuesday, 03 June, 2008
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr, BUILD's CEO and founder, is featured in the May 2008 edition of Stanford Lawyer. Read the article...
BUILD Oakland Students on the Front Page of the Oakland Tribune
Monday, 02 June, 2008
Moses Singh has about 17 pairs of sneakers. But these days his favorite by far are the ones he and his classmates have designed for their business project.
Moses and his classmates have spent the entire school year creating Colorful Kicks, tennis shoe line company They have written a 30-page marketing and business plan, completed market research and prepared financial statements.
Today, they will have an opportunity to make their pitch at the Youth Business Plan Competition, going head-to-head with more than 30 other young entrepreneurs to impress a panel of judges and win a chance at receiving start-up funding for their business.
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Christian Abrego featured on msn.com
Friday, 11 April, 2008
Christian Abrego, CEO of Young Sprouts, is featured in a slideshow about 10 Entrepreneurs Under 18. Click here for link to multimedia presentation.
KQED "Perspectives" Features BUILD
Thursday, 27 March, 2008
Michael Stahl, a second-year student at Stanford Law School, speaks about financial literacy, and mentions a certain youth business incubator serving East Palo Alto. Listen now...
Money Alone Cannot Help Our Schools
Tuesday, 11 March, 2008
BUILD CEO and Founder, Suzanne McKechnie Klahr, writes today's Guest Opinion in The Palo Alto Daily News.
BUILD CEO and Founder Inducted into 2008 San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame
Tuesday, 04 March, 2008
BUILD press release