Marion County YEC

2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series February 21, 2026

Hillsboro, KS

Feb 21

Project application deadline: February 13, 2026
Judge registration deadline: February 2, 2026
Entry fee: Free

Description

The Marion County YEC will be held on February 21, 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM in the Franz Family Heritage Lobby located at Tabor College. All participants should expect to participate in three events 1) Executive Summary 2) Tradeshow Display 3) Formal Presentation. K-State Extension would love to assist you-just send us an email at tcope@ksu.edu or call 620-382-2325!

Schedule and key dates

YEC Schedule:
8:00 AM Tradeshow Set Up
9:00 AM Tradeshow Judging
10:00 AM Formal Presentation Judging
11:30 AM Award Ceremony

Organized by

Tristen Cope

Date & time

Sat, February 21, 2026 starting at 9:00 AM CST

Address and location

400 S Jefferson
Hillsboro, KS 67063

Components

Executive Summary

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

Weight: 33.3%

Formal Presentation

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

Weight: 33.3%

Tradeshow

The Tradeshow is a 60-minute event where businesses will have the opportunity to...

Weight: 33.3%

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