Volunteer at Youth Business Week!

Why Should I Volunteer?

These teens have worked very hard preparing a presentation to summarize what they have learned throughout the week. As a volunteer, you will see the process behind and the final results of this hard work. In order to have successful YBW presentations and to select the winning companies, YBW 2008 needs the participation of local persons who have an interest in supporting and encouraging hard work, learning and collaboration between business and education.

Advisory Roles

Credit Analyst

Credit analysts give each student company a credit rating that will be used for the remainder of the simulation. A total of 12 Volunteers are needed; four volunteers from each career pathway -Traditional YBW; Construction/Trades/Utilities; Health and Technology to interview student companies about their market performance and business plan to date.
Date: To Be Determined
Time commitment: 2 hours.

Presentation Judge

As a judge, the YBW staff provides you with standards to evaluate what the students have learned, and how they present themselves and their final product. The highest scoring company in each career pathway will receive a certificate of acknowledgement and the scores will be added with others to rank the participants overall. Presentation Judges will be recruited from YBW funders, donors and sponsors in the career pathways to which they are engaged. Please let us know asap if you are interested in being a Presentation Judge as this is the "hot volunteer item" at YBW!

If you sign up to be a judge, you and a team of judges will observe several student companies while they perform short marketing or stockholder presentations. At the end of each presentation, you will use the materials provided and anonymously score each company. Short preparation and briefing sessions are included.
Date: July 2, 2008
Time commitment: 3 hours

Venture Capitalist

As a Venture Capitalist, the YBW staff provides you with play money. During the final trade show, you will invest in the companies that you believe are inventive, interesting and to have good business prospects. Short preparation and debriefing sessions are included. The trade show is the final student company event of the week, and precedes the awards ceremony.
Date: July 2, 2008
Time commitment: 2 hours

Company Advisor

A Company Advisor is an individual who works in one of the Career Pathways and is willing to donate valuable time to advise a group of 11 teens using a prepared curriculum specifically designed for Youth Business Week (YBW). The YBW 2008 curriculum includes a computer-simulated business situation and a number of interpersonal activities that cover a range of topics such as Corporate Citizenship, Financial Literacy, Business Ethics, Leadership, College Preparation, Free Enterprise, Goal Setting, Time Management, and Teamwork. In addition to helping teens navigate the YBW 2008 curriculum, Company Advisors use real-world examples from their careers to create a broader Youth Business Week experience.

To register as a Youth Business Week 2008 Company Advisor, you should have experience working in one of the three YBW Career Pathways offered for 2008 - Traditional YBW which would include financial institutions, real estate, insurance brokers, etc.; Construction/Trades/Utilities; or Health and Technology. Most important is the ability and desire to share workplace experiences with local teens. Company Advisors are given a complete copy of the YBW 2008 curriculum and activities at two five hour orientation sessions held two weeks prior to the actual Youth Business Week event. At these orientation sessions, YBW staff reviews the curriculum with Company Advisors. Company Advisors should become thoroughly familiar with curriculum topics prior to YBW 2008.

Date: Daily Commitment 8am-7:30pm, with breaks during the day
Time commitment: daily

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