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Welcome to AYES (Alternative Youth Economic Solutions) Youth In Business! Sisters In Business has a passion for youth, and also wish for them to discover their potential to do business as young business employees and/or entrepreneurs. Do you know a young person who has marketable skills? Do they show the potential of being in a business? Maybe they are good at word processing, or other office applications, provide computer training or computer technical support, can sing, dance, or do dramatizations for special occasions, create dynamic drawings and wonderful paintings, knit or crochet beautiful blankets, braid hair, has baby sitting service, write story/poetry books, or tutor children.

If you, or someone you know, are able to provide part-time, full-time, summer, job coop, internship, shadowing, or apprenticeship type employment opportunities for students as a means to supplement their life/career paths with sustainable income; or if you would be interested in learning more about the AYES Youth In Business program, please email sistersinbusiness@comcast.net. Click here for AYES YOUTH IN BUSINESS vision.

It 's 'A YES'! WE WANT YOU...IN THE AYES YOUTH IN BUSINESS NETWORK!

This AYES Youth In Business portal serves as an adult/jr. business network and information exchange for youth employment and entrepreneur opportunities. Here will be a list a list of Jobs for Youth, for which the Sisters In Business provides development and training. Also, in this portal will be youth classifieds for youth seeking employment and companies/individuals who seek to hire youth as interns, for coops, and the like. This portal will also post related community announcements about opportunities for youth and adult mentorships, and provide a list of "Youth Friendly" Businesses.

Email us yours and we'll add them. Also let us know how you can partner with us to develop AYES (Alternative Youth Economic Solutions)

Thanks! -Sisters In Business

Youth In Business Special Feature

Ashley and Chelsea Mello are two sisters in need of raising six thousand dollars in funds to go on a missions trip to Kenya, Africa. Read more about their story below:

"God has been so faithful in providing for us and preparing us for this trip. We are so excited about this opportunity to love and serve others. Our plane departs February 13th at 2:24pm from Atlanta. We arrive back home three weeks later.

We are part of a team of 12 that is going with an organization called Manna Relief. They provide nutritional supplements to orphans on every continent. They have already reached 42,000 orphans in 300 orphanages in 72 countries.

What do we do?
When we visit the orphanages we will be delivering products and educating the caretakers. The team will have opportunities to play with the children, pass out toys, share Bible stories, and perform skits and puppet songs. We may help paint, or with assist in a construction project, or help with administration in an office; any practical ways we can bless the missionaries that we go to serve. Most definitely we will be giving out lots of hugs and smiles!

Thank you so very much for all your help!

His servants,

Chelsea and Ashley Mello"

To support Ashley and Chelsea on their mission to help others, please send your check donations made payable to Ashley Mello (for Manna Relief) to the following address. Please send as soon as possible, preferably by February 10th.

Ashley (and Chelsea) Mello
7900 1/2 Hale Road
Hixson, TN 37343

For further information about this mission trip call 423.400.4623.

"A YES"-Alternative Youth Economic Solutions: Support Youth Development and Training Programs by Tekelia C. Kelly

Bring back those good old days of Youth Employment Training Programs...like the one that taught my sister how to be a Dental Assistant when she was just in high school. This was a skill she fell back on and used to start her career; and yielded her income and sustainability. Do you think we need more Job Coops, Internships, and Apprenticeship for the youth in our communities? I think of these opportunities as Alternative Youth Economic (or Employment) Solutions (AYES).

Why AYES, because typically there is not a B-line from secondary school to a professional level position. More times than not, one must have further development to learn and attain skills that put him or her in position for a high-level paying job. Ah, yes...I can see it. We can bring our youth/young adults alongside of us. We can train and mentor them for the business world. We could let them shadow what we do and glean from our knowledge and skills. We can help them develop values, life skills, and work ethics; and demonstrate for them how to shoulder responsibility and be accountable. We can empower them by giving them meaningful work in order to help them realize their potential and employability to make significant earnings. We can engage them as "youth in business"...be it their own, or someone else's.

What about youth who are motivated to be in business for themselves; discovering and embracing their own creativity and passion? Not all meaningful and profitable work has come from one attending a university, or four-year college; but by way of inventions, hobbies, and such. And even on the way to attending a higher-level institution, usually everyone--youth an adult alike, find themselves in need of supplemental income. It is during these times that we all must be able to turn inward, and draw from our human reservoir of talents, skills, abilities, for the purpose serving others, meeting their needs; and generating income for our own livelihood.

We are all shaped with special gifts and talents. We must learn how to hone those special gifts and embrace them as the precious commodities they are. We must help youth determine those inherent human talents inside of them, and see them as commodities to be packaged like a valuable product and served continuously in the marketplace. We must teach youth that they have a special purpose and shape, and show them the art of inventing and reinventing themselves in life. We must teach them the economy of creating demand all while helping them know how to be the suppliers to generate their own personal wealth. This is human economic development. This is recycling giving. This is the interim way to one generating income and sustaining livelihood while pursuing higher-level goals. Or perhaps maybe the youth will discover while in the interim that his or her “means to an end and “higher-level” goal are one and the same.

Please stay tuned for how we in the private sector, both corporate and even small business can work together with the non-profit sector, through job partnerships, coops, internship, and sponsorships; to give youth the personal, professional, profitable skills they need to build their future, all the while benefiting our community socio-economically as well. Either as a professional/executive working for a business, or entrepreneur who owns a business, let us determine how can we can plug-in to our youth and empower a brighter future for us all.

Click here to email us your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, comments, or questions.

Girls, Inc
Chattanooga
Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga
709 S Greenwood Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Bus: (423) 624-4757
Fax: (423) 698-4345
Executive: Maxine Bailey
Email: girlschatt@aol.com

Enjoy a delectable meal for lunch at Chattanooga’s premium convention and trade center the Chattanooga Convention Center in Downtown Chattanooga. Business men and women, mentors, and parents spend the day with a youth for fun, food, and fellowship. Order your tickets now for the attendance of your business staff, colleagues, friends, and family. Tickets are $25.00 Adults/$15.00 Youth. Reserve a table of eight in your business name for $250.00. (Cash, Checks, Money Orders, Credit Cards, and PayPal accepted.) Click here for more luncheon ticket/table information.

Keynote Speaker Dr. Carolyn Bibbs, is the Founder and CEO of Creative Life Incorporated in Memphis, TN. Since 1997 Dr. Bibbs, grant writer, has over eight million dollars to fund her youth development programs. Eight years ago, Dr. Bibbs decided to take the youth development one step further by opening and assuming the responsibility of Chief Administrator of Creative Life Preparatory School, a state-approved Christian school. For this and other services to the community, Carolyn has received recognition, both on the state and national level and serves on many boards for the quality and betterment of life for the children and families of her community. Click here to read more about Dr. Carolyn Bibbs

Recognition of the 2007 “Youth Friendly” Companies of Sisters In Business- Businesses who actively operate their business to also serve youth. Businesses who purpose to incent, inspire, and empower youth in the community, and in so doing benefit their parents and the community at large. These businesses support youth through job training, employment opportunities, mentoring, special business-to-customer offers, and other incentives.

Silent Auction by Int'l Artist Synthia SAINT JAMES-" A SIB Lifetime Member" Below is what Ms. Saint James says about Sisters In Business. Click here to read more about Synthia SAINT JAMES.

Sponsor and shadow youth boys/girls as they explore The Business & Tradeshow Marketplace as a Youth In Business and/or Shopper. We are promoting the sponsorship of youth in the tradeshow to display their talents, gifts, abilities, skills, crafts, hobbies, and creations. We also wish to help them discover themselves and their gifts, and more of the world of entrepreneurship, economic development, and self-empowerment...SIB's "Youth In Business" AYES approach. (Note. Youth must have parent/guardian permission, be accompanied by adult, and be 12-21 years in age.)

The SIB Business Showcase will consist of regular businesses offering a variety of products and services for women (and men) in business, home, and the community, and youth business exhibits. We are promoting the sponsorship of youth in the tradeshow, to help them discover more the world of entrepreneurship, economic development, and self-empowerment.

Session I: Tradeshow Exhibits open from 10:00 AM to 11:25 AM. Session II: Tradeshow Exhibits Re-opens from 1:00 PM-3:00. Table cost ranges from $50-$100.00. (Cash, Checks, Money Orders, Credit Cards, and PayPal accepted.) Click here for Exhibitor Floor Plan and more exhibitor information.

Note. Youth must have parent/guardian permission, be accompanied by adult, and be 12-21 years in age.

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Sisters In Business
P. O. Box 25548 Chattanooga, TN 37422-5548
Tel: 423.421.5646
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Internet: sistersinbusiness@comcast.net

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Copyright © 2006 Sisters In Business
Last modified: 07/03/08