2024-2025 Smith County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

2024-2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series March 11, 2025

Smith Center, KS

Mar 11

Business application deadline: December 25, 2024
Judge sign-up deadline: January 24, 2025
Entry fee: Free

Description

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This competition gives students an opportunity to develop an entrepreneurial mindset by going through the process of developing a business proposal. Student entrepreneurs will compete in three areas: a written Executive Summary, a Trade Show booth, and a 4-minute Presentation.

There is also the opportunity for teachers, business people, and others to participate as a mentor or judge. Mentors will work with the participants to develop their idea into the business over the next few months. Judges will review materials, take in the trade show booth and presentations, and provide helpful feedback to the entrepreneurs.

Smith Center Economic Development, NetWork Kansas, the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, and several local donors are teaming up to provide over $7,000 in cash prizes across several awards. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation removed the financial barrier to communities participating in the YEC Series by granting the sanction application fee as well as providing an allocation of prize funds to each county's event.

Further questions regarding this Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge can be sent to Galen Lambert at galen@smithcenter.net or Michelle Rust at mrust@ruraltel.net.

Schedule and key dates

Smith County YEC Introductory & Kickoff Assemblies

USD 110 High School November 12, 2024 @ 10:30
USD 237 High School November 13, 2024 @ 12:30

Smith County YEC Detailed Instruction For Interested Participants.

USD 110 High School, December 18, 2024 @ 10:30
USD 237 High School, December 18, 2024 @ 12:30

Schedule and Key Dates
12/25/2024 - Deadline to register business on VentureDash
1/2/2025 - Participants finalize business owners, mentors and resources
1/24/2025 - Deadline for Judges to sign up
1/31/2025 - Deadline for rough draft for Executive Summary to be submitted in Venture Dash
2/28/2025 - Deadline for Submission of Final Executive Summary in Venture Dash,
3/11/2025 - Participants set up booths 7:30 am
3/11/2025 - Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Day begins 9 am

Organized by

Smith County YEC Committee

Date & time

Tue, March 11, 2025 starting at 9:00 AM CDT

Address and location

300 Roger Barta Way
Smith Center, KS 66967

Components

Formal Presentation

The Formal Presentation is a four minute presentation where each business will s...

Weight: 33.3%

Executive Summary

The Executive Summary is a written business summary, in PDF format, including de...

Weight: 33.3%

Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is an event where businesses will have the opportunity to pitch th...

Weight: 33.3%

Leaderboard

Watch them go! The leaderboard reflects all scores that have been approved by the competition’s host.

The leaderboard is not finalized until every score has a checkmark.

= Not scored = In progress = Complete

Rank	Business	Overall score	Formal Presentation	Executive Summary	Tradeshow
1	Raising Regenerative	44.027 / 50	30 / 35	30 / 35	18.6 / 20
	Raising Regenerative judge scores		Judge #1: 31 Judge #2: 32 Judge #3: 29 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 27 Judge #2: 30 Judge #3: 32 Judge #4: 31	Judge #1: 18 Judge #2: 18 Judge #3: 20 Judge #4: 18 Judge #5: 19
2	Kindred Hearts	41.982 / 50	31.25 / 35	30.75 / 35	15 / 20
	Kindred Hearts judge scores		Judge #1: 35 Judge #2: 31 Judge #3: 26 Judge #4: 33	Judge #1: 32 Judge #2: 28 Judge #3: 28 Judge #4: 35	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 16 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 11
3	Spick-and-Span	41.863 / 50	30.5 / 35	27.75 / 35	17 / 20
	Spick-and-Span judge scores		Judge #1: 29 Judge #2: 33 Judge #3: 32 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 31 Judge #2: 18 Judge #3: 34 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 18 Judge #3: 19 Judge #4: 20 Judge #5: 14
4	Hippie Haven Apparel	41.459 / 50	28.5 / 35	27.5 / 35	17.8 / 20
	Hippie Haven Apparel judge scores		Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 26 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 33	Judge #1: 32 Judge #2: 24 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 29	Judge #1: 18 Judge #2: 18 Judge #3: 18 Judge #4: 17 Judge #5: 18
5	Enochs Aviation	41.078 / 50	30.5 / 35	27.5 / 35	16.2 / 20
	Enochs Aviation judge scores		Judge #1: 30 Judge #2: 33 Judge #3: 33 Judge #4: 26	Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 24 Judge #3: 28 Judge #4: 30	Judge #1: 17 Judge #2: 20 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 14
6	KK's Bakery	40.103 / 50	26 / 35	27.5 / 35	17.6 / 20
	KK's Bakery judge scores		Judge #1: 24 Judge #2: 30 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 25	Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 30 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 25	Judge #1: 20 Judge #2: 19 Judge #3: 17 Judge #4: 17 Judge #5: 15
7	B & S Lawn-Mowing	37.32 / 50	26 / 35	27.25 / 35	14.4 / 20
	B & S Lawn-Mowing judge scores		Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 21 Judge #3: 24 Judge #4: 33	Judge #1: 32 Judge #2: 24 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 14
8	Hughes Lawncare	36.226 / 50	27.75 / 35	27.75 / 35	11.8 / 20
	Hughes Lawncare judge scores		Judge #1: 30 Judge #2: 24 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 30	Judge #1: 30 Judge #2: 25 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 31	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 17 Judge #3: 12 Judge #4: 9 Judge #5: 8
9	Klean Kars	36.107 / 50	28.5 / 35	23.25 / 35	13.8 / 20
	Klean Kars judge scores		Judge #1: 24 Judge #2: 30 Judge #3: 29 Judge #4: 31	Judge #1: 23 Judge #2: 26 Judge #3: 22 Judge #4: 22	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 13
10	Daryssa Ochoa Photography	36.035 / 50	23.25 / 35	22.75 / 35	17 / 20
	Daryssa Ochoa Photography judge scores		Judge #1: 25 Judge #2: 20 Judge #3: 23 Judge #4: 25	Judge #1: 27 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 29 Judge #4: 20	Judge #1: 20 Judge #2: 19 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 16
11	Pretty in Pinstriping	35.679 / 50	26.5 / 35	22.25 / 35	15 / 20
	Pretty in Pinstriping judge scores		Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 25 Judge #3: 29 Judge #4: 24	Judge #1: 21 Judge #2: 17 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 24	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 17 Judge #5: 17
12	Kevinito taco tico	35.393 / 50	25.25 / 35	25 / 35	13.8 / 20
	Kevinito taco tico judge scores		Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 25 Judge #3: 22 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 27 Judge #3: 22 Judge #4: 23	Judge #1: 17 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 13 Judge #5: 12
13	HW Baits	35.322 / 50	26.5 / 35	25 / 35	13 / 20
	HW Baits judge scores		Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 23 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 30	Judge #1: 28 Judge #2: 19 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 16 Judge #2: 17 Judge #3: 9 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 11
14	MB Powerwashing	33.942 / 50	27.5 / 35	22.5 / 35	12.2 / 20
	MB Powerwashing judge scores		Judge #1: 22 Judge #2: 29 Judge #3: 29 Judge #4: 30	Judge #1: 23 Judge #2: 27 Judge #3: 23 Judge #4: 17	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 13 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 11
15	Sunflower Sweets	33.895 / 50	21.5 / 35	23.5 / 35	15 / 20
	Sunflower Sweets judge scores		Judge #1: 24 Judge #2: 22 Judge #3: 20 Judge #4: 20	Judge #1: 25 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 27 Judge #4: 27	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 19 Judge #4: 18 Judge #5: 14
16	Shutter Studios	33.49 / 50	24.75 / 35	23.25 / 35	12.8 / 20
	Shutter Studios judge scores		Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 26 Judge #3: 20 Judge #4: 27	Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 14 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 28	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 9 Judge #3: 14 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 14
17	Sparkling Juice	33.443 / 50	23.75 / 35	22.75 / 35	13.6 / 20
	Sparkling Juice judge scores		Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 26 Judge #3: 21 Judge #4: 22	Judge #1: 24 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 26	Judge #1: 12 Judge #2: 13 Judge #3: 15 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 13
18	Mama's Chili	33.229 / 50	22.25 / 35	22.75 / 35	14.2 / 20
	Mama's Chili judge scores		Judge #1: 21 Judge #2: 23 Judge #3: 24 Judge #4: 21	Judge #1: 22 Judge #2: 28 Judge #3: 21 Judge #4: 20	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 17 Judge #4: 16 Judge #5: 14
19	Buck's Snow Shack	32.182 / 50	22 / 35	25 / 35	11.8 / 20
	Buck's Snow Shack judge scores		Judge #1: 25 Judge #2: 19 Judge #3: 23 Judge #4: 21	Judge #1: 30 Judge #2: 20 Judge #3: 25 Judge #4: 25	Judge #1: 14 Judge #2: 12 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 14 Judge #5: 8
20	Sage School	30.898 / 50	21 / 35	24 / 35	11.4 / 20
	Sage School judge scores		Judge #1: 22 Judge #2: 22 Judge #3: 22 Judge #4: 18	Judge #1: 23 Judge #2: 15 Judge #3: 28 Judge #4: 30	Judge #1: 13 Judge #2: 8 Judge #3: 8 Judge #4: 15 Judge #5: 13
21	Serrena's Car Detailing	29.114 / 50	19.75 / 35	23.25 / 35	10.4 / 20
	Serrena's Car Detailing judge scores		Judge #1: 19 Judge #2: 20 Judge #3: 17 Judge #4: 23	Judge #1: 26 Judge #2: 16 Judge #3: 26 Judge #4: 25	Judge #1: 11 Judge #2: 11 Judge #3: 11 Judge #4: 12 Judge #5: 7