I loved everything about this program it was truly an experience. They made me feel apart of a family and i’ve learned so much about being an entrepreneur and business in general. They actually inspired me to be an entrepreneur and study business in college. I’m truly grateful for the opportunity and they’ve made a great impact on my life. I can’t wait to see what else they have in store!
Ybi is family and mentors to me! They welcomed me and every other kid with welcome arms like a home! Ive made plenty of friends there and have been brought many opportunities such as shark tank where I was able to win 2nd place and get $500! to fund my clothing brand mindful couture
I have volunteered countless of times here, and the program is wonderful.
They’re always finding exciting and educational ways to get the youth involved with things they’re interested in and helping them reach new goals.
Yenesis is an amazing asset to this organization, and the love she has for the kids really shows!
I volunteer at YBI every week. I teach a hip hop dance class and I love it. The environment for the children is so healthy and uplifting. It’s a safe space for the youth to be themselves. The leadership amongst them takes pride in the positive development of the kids. All the special programs that is made available to them for their own personal and professional development is more than what I’ve ever experienced when I was their age and it is wonderful to witness such great work.
YBI has opened the door for me to get my foot in the door with my career. I am so proud of the growth of this organization in such a short time. It is paving the way for young entrepreneurs and showing minorities that, they too can do it. I would recommend this organization to anyone that has children in Connecticut and have seen the impact is has had on many kids in Norwalk that have participated.
Youth Business Initiative is a community center that teenagers can go to if you want to learn about how to be an entrepreneur or if you want to have more activities to do after you get out of school. And there’s summer programs like summer youth program and entrepreneurship program. There is no strings attached to this program, We love new people to know about YBI.
YBI is an amazing program and a necessity in our community. They provide opportunities to all kids who would otherwise be unaware of their capabilities. I’ve learned so much from them and i get to watch others grow over time once being put into an educationally beneficial environment. They are doing great things, and will proceed to flourish in aiding the young minds of Norwalk.
YBI has been an adventure, I started working with YBI past summer and it’s been a blast. You work with people you know, everyone gets along and dose everything fairly.
I had an amazing experience. I had a nice structured idea about what I wanted to do with my future. It was also a program where I could be myself and confide in them and not get judged. They give great life advice and current situation advice regardless of what it may be.
Having this program help me get more out of my shell when it comes with new people. They never fail to recognize what they can do to help you have a better and more successful life in the career you seek going into. This program helped by taking me and meeting people with higher knowledge in certain topics, that’ll help me throughout my life.
Ybi will always have a special place in my heart! From the first day to the last I enjoyed every second we had in the program. Ybi helped me become an entrepreneur and understand the business world with the help of Nell (our teacher/ instructor). He played a big part in the program by teaching us everything he knows as a successful business man, it made learning easier because he knew exactly what he was talking about and had lot of good advice to guide us through our journey.
My experience at the YBI facility was a great time overall . learning about new busniess plans , and different ways on how we can make passive incomes by just doing research and staying consistent. Meeting new teens our age and getting to interact while supporting each other on different busniess ideas was just an amazing experience and opportunity , would definitely recommend this for teens around the globe .
it is a very inclusive and safe environment that allowed me to step out of my shell and express myself. i made friendships here that will last a lifetime, and i came out a better and more successful person. even though i don’t go as often anymore, they still support me in getting me where i want to be, and they have always believed in me.
Being apart of ybi helped me derive a lot of benefits especially to be financially successful. Learning and growing with other teens around my age also helped me to see that I’m not far behind and being taught by people who have went through the same issues and want to help, put me in a path to also put my abilities that be adapted to , to slowly help other people and give them the same opportunities I was given.