‘Build Your Social Biz’ contest launches for social entrepreneurs!

‘Build Your Social Biz’ contest, sponsored by Ernst & Young, is launched!  Got an idea to build a business and help your community with the proceeds?  Enter the latest Biz Kid$ contest, on our website, and you could win thousands! … read more

Five Biz Kid$ to be honored at the White House

Congrats to five young entrepreneurs, recently appearing in Season 5 of Biz Kid$, who will be honored next week at the White House.  They all made the Empact100 List – a compilation of the top entrepreneurs in the US age 30 … read more

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Biz Kid$ at the Daytime Emmy Awards

Here are a few pics of Biz Kid$ at the recent Daytime Emmy Awards.  We were nominated in three categories – directing, single camera photography, and sound design thanks to Bad Animals.  Unfortunately we didn’t win, but it was still … read more

Where did the term ‘Piggy Bank’ come from?

Ever wonder why we don’t have ‘Doggie Banks’ instead of ‘Piggy Banks’?  The term comes from a reddish clay used for making pottery in the Middle Ages, called ‘pygg’.  Money was often kept in jars or pots made of pygg. … read more

Biz Kid$ nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards!

Woohoo!  The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced today that Biz Kid$ has been nominated in three categories for Daytime Emmy Awards:  Directing, Single Camera Photography, and Sound Editing.  The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards gala, which honors … read more

Biz Kid$ to ring NYSE closing bell on Monday, April 11

Biz Kid$ has the honor of ringing the NYSE closing bell to help celebrate financial literacy week.  The day will include an online interview with Tracy Byrnes of Fox Business News, a teacher training event, and the bell-ringing ceremony with … read more

Check out these 30 steps to Financial Wellness

April is the official National Financial Literacy Month; however the experts at Money Management International know that regardless of the day or month of the year you begin, the 30 step path will help you achieve financial wellness. Take the … read more

BK Host Austin as the ‘Toothfairy’

A slightly different spin on the traditional Toothfairy:

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Bizkids $$ Money $$

As an actor on the show, not only am I being paid but I’m also learning what to do with the money I make.  Back in first season when I received my first check, I deposited it directly into savings.  From that … read more

Start a fundraiser to help the relief effort in Japan

Hey Biz Kid$…..it’s not hard to do a fundraiser for the Japanese earthquake / tsunami victims.   Lemons-to-Aid is an organization devoted to kids helping others. It features kids from all across the US starting their own lemonade stands to raise … read more

Biz Kid$ to air in Hawaii!

HAWAII CREDIT UNION League, on behalf of Hawaii’s 85 credit unions, donated $11,898.92 to underwrite Biz Kid$ programming on PBS Hawaii. Biz Kid$ is the award-winning television series broadcaston PBS affiliate stations nationwide that teaches children how to make and … read more

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Follow us on Facebook! Please follow this link and “like” Biz Kid$ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Biz-Kid/60335554408 We will be providing more behind the scenes pictures and video’s as we get closer and closer to the airing of season 4 in April, which is … read more

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