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2024-2025 Smith County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

2024-2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series

Smith Center, KS


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

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.

SC YEC Flyer 2024-2025 ver 1-2.pdf 371.98 KB





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 11, 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
1/24/2024 - Deadline for Judges to sign up
1/31/2024 - Deadline for rough draft for Executive Summary to be submitted in Venture Dash
2/28/2024 - Deadline for Submission of Final Executive Summary in Venture Dash, 
3/10/2024 - Participants set up trade show booth (after school)
3/11/2024 - Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Day begins 9 am



Organized by

Smith County YEC Committee

Date and time

Address and location

300 Roger Barta Way
Smith Center, KS 66967

Components

Executive Summary

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

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Formal Presentation

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

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Tradeshow

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

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