Remember how Emergent Energy Group, who presented to Boston Young Entrepreneurs this month, was in the running forBusiness Week’s 25 Under 25 competition? Well, yeah, we were pretty excited about that and so were Jayson and Jesse from Emergent.

Turns out there was plenty more excitement in store for us: Emergent has WON the competition!

That’s right, Jayson and Jesse (aka Windfarmer and Gentle Breeze) and their partners Chris and Pat (aka Bro and “Where’s the Money”) are the top entrepreneurs under 25 in the United States.

So, please, offer up your congrats to the lads from Emergent in the comments. They are top class and they made all of us very proud…oh and they also have a pretty excellent company to go with their newfound fame.

Please join us on November 19th at 6pm for a special BYE event in partnership with ACCION USA, where we’ll be exploring traditional and non-traditional financing options for young entrepreneurs

Come meet ACCION USA’s Elizabeth Garlow, along with two excellent BYE entrepreneurs: Urban Adventours Chief Wheel Office Andrew Prescott and Geek House Bikes founder Marty Walsh. Hey look at that! Last month we had a beer theme, this month it’s bikes…hmm, well don’t drink and bike people. Keep an eye on this blog for one more panelist, to be announced shortly.

And, in case you need more of a draw, BYE superstar Morgan First of The Second Glass will be our moderator. You know this will be awesome.

Oh wait, there’s ANOTHER draw. Thanks to our friends Chase and Kevin from Pinyadda, we get to check out some great co-work space in the former offices of Hangout.net on Chauncy Street. If your company needs a place to set up shop, this is your opportunity to see a great spot.

Date: Thursday, November 19th
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00opm
Location: Pinyadda, 110 Chauncy Street, Downtown
RSVP: Devin.Cole.BRA [at] Cityofboston.gov or on Facebook

The Worcester Polytechic Institute’s Venture Forum is hosting its annual Business Plan Competition on November 10th. They’ve extended a kind welcome to the Boston Young Entrepreneurs Community.

It’s $30 and it’s in Worcester, but it seems pretty interesting. Take a Look

On October 20th, Boston Young Entrepreneurs brings you the October Main Event!

Come see Matt Webster present his business plan for Drink a Better Brew.

Matt will tell us how he built Drink a Better Brew on the idea that craft beer can be viewed in the same light as fine wines, scotches and vodkas. Matt’s educational offerings help those of us who love beer to understand and develop our tastes and the ways that our favorite brews can pair with food. Matt’s company aims to expose restauranteurs, bar owners and liquor store owners to craft beers

We’re also excited to tell you that we’re moving to a new location, at least for this month. Join us as we experience WorkBar for the first time!

WorkBar is co-working and shared office space on the gym membership model. It could be a good solution for many of you working out of your homes.

• Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
• Time: 6:00-8:00pm
• Location: WorkBar, 129 South Street, Downtown
• RSVP: Devin.Cole.BRA@CityofBoston.gov or on facebook

Join Boston Young Entrepreneurs for a very special event on Monday, October 5th.

INC Magazine’s Donna Fenn will her new book Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business and moderate a discussion with threee of the young CEOs in the book: David Hauser at Grasshopper; Brendan Ciecko at Ten Minute Media; and Brad Weinberg at Shape Up the Nation.

We are very excited to be back in action this fall with such a great program. We hope you can all make it!

Date: Monday, October 5th
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Emerson College: Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium, 216 Tremont Street
RSVP: On facebook

Special thanks to Emerson College and our friends at the E3 Program for providing space!

Boston Young Entrepreneurs hosted our very first panel discussion on April 21st on the subject of interns for startups.

Panos Panay, founder of BYE and Sonicbids, and Tess Cychosz, who manages Sonicbids‘ internship program, provided insight into their experience hiring, managing and even firing interns.

Some tips on finding and managing interns effectively:

1. When you write a job description, make it sound exciting…because it is! Startups are a great environment for a smart, creative student.

2. Hire the best people. Interview as many candidates as possible and hopefully all. Don’t give in to the temptation to hire the first person who walks in the door.

3. Treat interns like full-fledged members of the team.

4. Reward your interns with responsibility, and call out their success and accomplishments in creative ways. You may not be able to pay them, but you can make their internship rewarding and fun.

5. Check-ins are important. Stay in touch with your intern and have them at the office with you as much as possible.

For more words of wisdom, check out Morgan’s presentation:

Please join the Boston Young Entrepreneurs community in congratulating BYE Board Members Tyler Balliet and Morgan First, both of The Second Glass, for their hugely successful Wine Riot!

The reviews are in and they’re excellent. Check out what Boston Community Examiner had to say about it.

The Second Glass expects to host another one in September, so keep your eyes peeled.

Boston Young Entrepreneurs is proud to announce our first ever panel discussion.

Morgan First (MAP Boston and The Second Glass) will be moderating a panel featuring BYE and Sonicbids Founder Panos Panay, a representative from Berklee College, and former Sonicbids intern turned full-time staff member Tess Cychosz.

We’ll be discussing how to create an internship or internship program that benefits your business and your intern, how to recruit top talent from the wealth of universities in Boston, and what makes startups and small business a great place to intern.

If you’re an entrepreneur, come to learn how to get the most out of Boston’s students.

If you’re a student, come to learn what startups in Boston are doing and to meet your future summer employers!

Date: Tuesday, April 21
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Boston Public Library - Copley Branch, Orientation Glass Room, 700 Boylston Street, Back Bay
RSVP: Devin.Cole.BRA@CityofBoston.gov or on facebook

Launch into Boston’s founders Stefanie Smith and Meg Helms presented their business plan at February’s meeting.

In the first of an ongoing Boston Young Entrepreneurs tradition, Stef and Meg have written up their presentation experience. Please take a look and provide comments, suggestions and ideas to your fellow entrepreneurs.

Presenting our company, Launch into Boston, to members of Boston Young Entrepreneurs has been an extremely beneficial experience for us. To speak in front of a group of people about an idea that we have fostered for over a year was intimidating at first, but what we gained from it far outweighed our initial apprehension.

Launch is a transition service that connects people to Boston. We work with colleges, companies and individuals to provide information and resources to our clients so that they can make a successful transition into the city, whether that transition is from college or from another part of the country.  We work with our clients one-on-one, and we host seminars about living and working in Boston.

Click More to Read the write-up and see their Presentation 

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