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2026 Wichita County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series

Leoti, KS


Business application deadline
November 21, 2025
Judge sign-up deadline
December 1, 2025
Entry fee
Free
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Description

This competition will be judged by 3 judges.  Students will submit their Executive Summaries by December 5th for judging.  On the day of the event (12-9-25), students will set up their tradeshow booths and give a formal presentation to the judges.  Please dress nice.  The judges will then be able to ask questions of the entrepreneurs to better understand the business.  The business presentation and tradeshow booth will then be scored.  All 3 scores will be added up for each business and the three businesses with the highest scores are the top placers.
The top 3 scoring businesses will receive a monetary prize as follows:  1st Place - $700, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place - $300.
Other prizes may be awarded as well.

Schedule and key dates

Executive Summaries are due on December 5th, 2025.
Tradeshow and Presentation judging will take place on December 9th, 2025 beginning at 9:00am.  High School businesses will set up to be judged by 9:00am.
The public to be invited to come in and view the Tradeshow booths and visit with the entrepreneurs from 9-11am.
The awards will be announced at 11:00am.

Organized by

Nikki Bjurstrom

Date & time

Address and location

Wichita County Junior Senior High School
800 W Broadway
Leoti, KS 67861

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-to-six-minute presentation where each business...

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Tradeshow

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

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