Know of any good organizations or websites for young entrepreneurs?
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Here are some of them:\n\nYoungBiz.com http://www.youngbiz.com/\nYoung Entrepreneurs Summit http://www.yesummit.com/index.php\nNFIB Young Entrepreneurs Foundation http://www.nfib.com/page/YoungEntrepreneurFoundation\n\nRecommended Books:\n\n- The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business : NEW: Use the Internet to jump-start your company; Find out where the money is... and ... ideas, from pet care to public relations; (Paperback) by Steve Mariotti \n- The Young Entrepreneur's Edge : Using Your Ambition, Independence, and Youth to Launch a Succesful Business (Princeton Review Series) by Jennifer Kushell\n- Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids (Kid's Books By Kids) by Daryl Bernstein\n- How to be a Teenage Millionaire by T.R. Adams\n- Upstart Start-Ups!: How 34 Young Entrepreneurs Overcame Youth, Inexperience, and Lack of Money to Create Thriving Businesses by Ron Lieber\n- Whiz Teens In Business by Danielle Valle'E
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You can also join Volunteer Match (online site). Great place to find volunteer opportunities in your community.
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http://online-internet-business-opportunity.net/ free step by step guide to start an internet business.  I wish I would have started when I was a teenager.
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Good for you!\n\nA great site I used when I was younger to find volunteer activities is http://www.volunteermatch.org/ You can specifically search for things for kids when you choose advanced search.\n\nGood luck! :)
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Fastweb.org\n\nYou can set up email alerts for new scholarships that meet your interests, goals, etc.
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If you're looking to start a youth club look at http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/
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Habitat for Humanity is an awesome organization.  There's also Make A Wish Foundation.  ANY philanthropic gesture is lovely.  I don't know if you are part of a BRN (Business Referral Network) or not - but very often - everybody in the Network works on some charity together.  That way - even though you're a small business - you can make a larger impact with the group.\n\nBlessings!
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Hey check out this website, it has some low-cost business start-ups,\n\nhttp://www.moneywhileyounap.com/\n\nI hope that helps.
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There are Women's Business Centers in each state that can help would-be women entrepreneurs in starting a business, by providing information, training, and mentoring services. They are also good for networking opportunities.\n\nHere is a state-by-state list of Women's Business Centers\nhttp://www.onlinewbc.gov/wbc.pdf
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Go to this very useful link:\n\n\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/0,6292,,00.html
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Networking is good to find prospects. LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is a great way to network.\n\nGood luck!
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look on craigslist.org under their nonprofit section at http://www.craigslist.org/npo/
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Have you tried YWCA?? they also help youth you can maybe merge and start something new? Try these sites they might be helpful...
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If you are referring to grants for your business, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nNote, however, that it is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
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I suggest you go to the following places, all of which offer their services for free\n\nSCORE http://www.score.org - this is a group of volunteers mostly retired business professionals and entrepreneurs with years of experience in doing business. They can give you free mentoring as you start your business. I have tried them and they are excellent. Lots of great ideas and just to be able to talk to someone about your ideas is great.\n\nYour local Small business development center = go to your favorite search engine and search for "[your state] SBDC"\n\nIf you are a woman, you can also go to your local Women's Business Center. Here is a PDF file of state-by-state locations of these centers http://www.onlinewbc.gov/wbc.pdf\n\nGood luck!\nIsabel Isidro\nFor information on starting a business, visit http://www.powerhomebiz.com
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If you have a small business you might want to check out http://www.merchantcircle.com\n\nthey're a new site whose sole purpose is to help small businesses grow. They provide tools to connect with the local community and help target potential customers through newsletters and coupons.\n\nThey're new so check them out, I'm sure they could be of some help. It's also free so why not. \n\nhope this helps :)
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Hi!\n\nThere are thousands of such businesses. It all depends on what you know already. Many of the consultants out there were able to start from zero, becuase their knowledge is their asset. For other smallbusiness ideas it's usefull to visit www.entrepreneur.com. Look here for example: http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_Node/0,4507,110,00.html\n\nGood luck!