Lincoln County YEC 2026

2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series Mar 10, 2026

Sylvan Grove, KS

Mar 10

Project application deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Judge registration deadline: Mar 1, 2026
Entry fee: Free

Description

Participating students from USD 298-Lincoln and USD 299-Sylvan/Lucas will be participating in this year's YEC. Students will develop business concepts and then present them to a series of judges who will score the businesses in three major categories: executive summaries, formal presentation and tradeshow presentation. Prizes will be awarded for top businesses.

Schedule and key dates

The YEC will be held the morning of Tuesday, March 10th, at the Sylvan-Lucas Jr/Sr High School in Sylvan Grove, KS.

Organized by

Kelly Gourley

Date & time

Tue, March 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM CDT

Address and location

504 W 4th Street
Sylvan Grove, KS 67481

Components

Executive Summary

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

Weight: 25%

Formal Presentation

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

Weight: 25%

Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is where businesses will have the opportunity to pitch their produ...

Weight: 25%

Final Round Presentation

The top scoring businesses from each preliminary Group will move on to the Final...

Weight: 25%

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