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Clay County 2025 YEC Competition

2024-2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series

Clay Center, KS

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Business application deadline
February 14, 2025
Judge sign-up deadline
February 24, 2025
Entry fee
Free
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Description

The annual Clay County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge will be held on March 6th at the UMC Life Center at 921 5th Street in conjunction with Rotary.
Prizes Include:
First Place - $1000
Second Place - $750
Third Place - $500
People's Choice - $250
Our Sponsors include Rotary - Clay Center, Network Kansas, Shelter Insurance® Wendy Pettit Agent, and GT Manufacturing.
We thank our local banks for helping to sponsor the prize money again this year.

Schedule and key dates

Executive Summaries should be downloaded by 2/26/25 by 5pm, so judges have time to score them before the trade show.  Students should arrive between 9:30 - 10 am to set up their trade booth.  Judging will begin prompley at 10:30 am.  Lunch will be served at 12:15 pm with awards presented at 12:35 pm.

Organized by

Natalie Muruato

Date & time

Address and location

921 5th Street
Clay Center, KS 67432

Components

Executive Summary

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

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Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is a 90-minute event where businesses will have the opportunity to...

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Leaderboard

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Rank Business Overall score Executive Summary Tradeshow Actions
1 5 Star Pigs 38.333 / 50 18.333 / 25 16 / 20
2 HJ Genetics 38.083 / 50 19.333 / 25 15 / 20
3 CP HVAC 32.167 / 50 14.667 / 25 14 / 20
4 B&B Landscaping 29 / 50 14 / 25 12 / 20
5 A&R Ranch 17.333 / 50 17.333 / 25 – / 20 incomplete