7th Annual Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (KCK) - 2026

2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series March 5, 2026

Kansas City, Kansas

Mar 05

Business application deadline: February 2, 2026
Judge sign-up deadline: February 27, 2026
Entry fee: Free

Description

2026 will mark the 7th Annual Kansas City Kansas, Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge for Wyandotte County!

Wyandotte County, 9th - 12th grade students can submit their business and compete in four entrepreneurial categories with the chance of winning cash prizes anywhere between $250 to $2,500.

The four categories businesses can compete in are:

Formal Presentation
Executive Summary
Tradeshow
Elevator Pitch

Qualifications:

Students must attend a Wyandotte County High School in order to compete.
Students must have a mentor/teacher to represent them.
Businesses cannot be a school based business or family-owned business.
Students can compete individually or with a team.

Schedule and key dates

The 2026 KCK YEC will be split into TWO COMPETITION DAYS in 2026.
The event will be happening at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 250 State Ave, Kansas City, KS 66112, in the Jewell Building.

Thursday, March 5th from 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Thursday will be the Tradeshow Exhibit, Elevator Pitch Competition, and awards for those two events.

Friday, March 6th from 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Friday will be the Executive Summary and Formal Presentation Competition along with awards for those two events and Final Awards for the overall event.

Organized by

Arianna Toolbox

Date & time

Thu, March 5, 2026 starting at 4:30 PM CST

Address and location

7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66112

Components

Executive Summary

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

Weight: 25%

Elevator Pitch

The Elevator Pitch competition is a 30 second - 2 minutes pitch about your idea...

Weight: 25%

Formal Presentation

The Formal Presentation is a four-to-six-minute presentation where each business...

Weight: 25%

Tradeshow

The tradeshow is a 90-minute event where you will have the opportunity to pitch...

Weight: 25%

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

The best way to run a business competition.