Foundation launches National Biz Kid$ showcase
MADISON, WI (March 15, 2021) —
Biz Kid$ is a credit union-funded and branded financial education program for young adults, championed by the National Credit Union Foundation. Biz Kid$ ignites a passion for students to invest in their financial futures through lessons in entrepreneurship, money, managing finances, and more. Biz Kid$ Business Plan Competitions are a unique way for students, like you, to learn the ins and outs of business planning and put ideas into action.
Beginning on Monday, March 15, the Foundation will launch the first-ever national Biz Kid$ Showcase! Presented in partnership with the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation, CrossState Credit Union Foundation, the RMJ Foundation, the Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation and the Credit Union Association of New Mexico, the Biz Kid$ Showcase will allow creativity to continue in our current virtual world.
As a participant in the Biz Kid$ Showcase, students will complete learning modules and earn points! Students will work through three learning modules, each focused on a different aspect of business planning. Each learning module, made up of a webinar, 2 Biz Kid$ episodes and one or more action steps, will teach students how to create a business plan. Once all three learning modules are completed and business plans are submitted, students will work to complete their showcase project, which will be reviewed by a panel of credit union experts or “investors”. Participants will have until April 30 to submit their showcase work. The top three business plans from each state will be awarded a cash prize and move on to national-level judging.
At the national level, the three students with the highest point totals from each state will be judged by a second panel of credit union “investors”. The top three business plans from across the country will be awarded a cash prize.
Registration will be available through April 26, 2021. If you have any questions about the showcase or Biz Kid$, please email Danielle Brown, Foundation Engagement Director, at dbrown@ncuf.coop.
About National Credit Union Foundation
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is the charitable arm of the U.S. credit union movement and works as a catalyst to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions. Through grants and programs, the Foundation is strengthening financial well-being, igniting passion, and instilling knowledge about the credit union difference, and uniting resources to help credit union people during disaster. Donations to the Foundation ultimately enable credit unions to help their members reach life-changing goals and achieve financial freedom.
About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop
The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is the charitable arm of the U.S credit union movement, serving as a catalyst for change in people’s financial lives. The Foundation works to ignite understanding and focus on member financial health, inspire and create opportunities for credit unions to leverage their cooperative values and respond quickly when disaster strikes. Through cooperative support and action, the Foundation helps people achieve financial freedom
