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SUMMARY:Barton County YEC
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Barton County's second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge! This competition is created to challenge our youth\, encourage our business community to partner with and mentor our younger generations\, and foster a community spirit for entrepreneurship!\n\n\n\nThis competition will take place at the Great Bend Events Center. All participants will put together a tradeshow presentation of their business idea and share with the public\, they will also present their formal 4-minute presentation to the judges. After the tradeshow exhibition the winners will be announced!\n\n\n\nThere is $2500 in prize money to be divided among the top four competitors. Third place with receive $500 second place will receive $750 and first place will receive $1000 and the opportunity to continue onto the the Statewide competition! Audience members will also have a chance to vote for their favorite to award them $250! The public is invited and encouraged to attend this event to cheer on our student competitors and show your support for the next generation of business ideas.\n\n\n\nJudges for the 2022 competition are Christy Preston (NetWork Kansas)\, Davis Jimenez (City of Great Bend and local Mason)\, Lori Waters (Hoisington Dispatch)\, Reid Petty (US Congressman Mann's office)\, Jessica Milsap (MPIRE Realty)\, and Sheryl Cheely (local businesswoman).\n\n\n\nThe Barton County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is a sponsored program of Network Kansas\, and in partnership with Great Bend Economic Development and the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce. Other event sponsors include Farmers Bank & Trust\, Kansas Gas Service\, and USD 428.\n\n\n\nStudents! Register Here: https://goventuredash.com/competitions/29/join
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Welcome to Barton County&#39\;s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge! This competition is created to challenge our youth\, encourage our business community to partner with and mentor our younger generations\, and foster a community spirit for entrepreneurship!<br />\n<br />\nThis competition will take place at the Great Bend Events Center. All participants will put together a tradeshow presentation of their business idea and share with the public\, they will also present their formal 4-minute presentation to the judges. After the tradeshow exhibition the winners will be announced!<br />\n<br />\nThere is $2500 in prize money to be divided among the top four competitors. Third place with receive $500 second place will receive $750 and first place will receive $1000 and the opportunity to continue onto the the Statewide competition! Audience members will also have a chance to vote for their favorite to award them $250! The public is invited and encouraged to attend this event to cheer on our student competitors and show your support for the next generation of business ideas.<br />\n<br />\nJudges for the 2022 competition are Christy Preston (NetWork Kansas)\, Davis Jimenez (City of Great Bend and local Mason)\, Lori Waters (Hoisington Dispatch)\, Reid Petty (US Congressman Mann&rsquo\;s office)\, Jessica Milsap (MPIRE Realty)\, and Sheryl Cheely (local businesswoman).<br />\n<br />\nThe Barton County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is a sponsored program of Network Kansas\, and in partnership with Great Bend Economic Development and the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce. Other event sponsors include Farmers Bank &amp\; Trust\, Kansas Gas Service\, and USD 428.<br />\n<br />\nStudents! Register Here: https://goventuredash.com/competitions/29/join
LOCATION:Great Bend Event Center 3111 10th St.
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DTSTAMP:20260502T041049Z
URL:https://members.greatbend.org/events/details/barton-county-yec-8780
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