Elk County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC)
2025-2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge SeriesLongton, Kansas
View leaderboard- Project application deadline
- Judge registration deadline
- Entry fee
- Free
Description
Have a business idea? This is your chance to pitch it! Whether your business is real or still just an idea, compete to win cash prizes, build confidence, and gain hands-on experience. Entries may be submitted individually or in teams of two.
Schedule and key dates
- Executive Summary
- Formal presentation before a panel of judges
- Trade show display
- Executive Summaries must be submitted for judging by Thursday, February 5.
- Formal presentations will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11.
- Trade show displays may be set up beginning at 8:30 a.m.
- Students should arrive before 8:30 a.m. to allow time for setup.
- The first-place local winner will earn an automatic entry into the YEC State Competition.
- All participants are also welcome—and strongly encouraged—to apply for a wildcard entry to the state level. Participants are encouraged to submit a short video of their elevator pitch, highlighting their business idea, for wildcard consideration..
- Local event deadline
- YEC winner submission deadline
- Wildcard submission deadline
- Wildcard winners announced
- YEC State Championship Welcome Reception, Design Challenge & Trade Show
- YEC State Championship at Kansas State University Student Union
Organized by
Elk County E-CommunityDate & time
Address and location
Elk Valley USD 283 Gym 701 S. DelawareLongton, Kansas 67352
Components
Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is a written business summary, in PDF format, including de...
Formal Presentation
The Formal Presentation is a four-to-six-minute presentation where each business...
Tradeshow
The Tradeshow is a 90-minute event where businesses will have the opportunity to...
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
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| 1 | A&M Photo Magnets | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 3 | Hart's and Crafts | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 4 | Hook & Honey | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 5 | Lace Place | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 6 | Precision PC's | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 7 | Rock'N'Roll Refreshers | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 8 | The Bass Forge | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 9 | The Black Bottle | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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| 10 | Thomas 3D | – / 50 | – | – | – | |
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