Youth Business USA Wants to Empower Low-Income Young Entrepreneurs With Bitcoin
Youth Business USA, a non-profit organization aiming to boost entrepreneurial initiatives from under-served populations, is looking to implement Bitcoin into the organization and "want [their] young entrepreneurs to acquire and use Bitcoin as they start and run their businesses to benefit from its advantages." Launched in 2014, Youth Business USA is a public charity and tech startup social initiative that "helps aspire young people between 18 and 29 years old make their business idea a reality." The charity provides business literacy, training, business mentoring, and up to US$5,000 in....
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