High School Business Challenge

 

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A business model competition where high school students present their business plan for a new product, service, or expansion of a current business. Teams of 2-5 will compete against other teams by submitting a video presentation by March 1st. The panel of judges will be comprised of business leaders in the Russellville community. The winning team from each high school will participate in the finale at Arkansas Tech. Each team invited to attend the finale will also receive a coaching session prior to the event from a member of the ATU campus or local community.  Please submit your completed application to Angie Bell, Coordinator of Student Engagement at abell@atu.edu.

Teams will compete for a grand prize of $500 on April 4th at Arkansas Tech.

Application Deadline: February 1st 

Preliminary Competition: Video Presentations due March 1st

Coaching Sessions: March 11th-14th

Finale: April 4th, 2024 @ 10:00 AM, ATU Doc Bryan Lecture Hall

 

2023 HIgh School Business Challenge Winners

1st Place Winner - Individual Division

1st Place Winner - Individual Division

Tibor Hollmann

1st Place Winner - Team Division

1st Place Winner - Team Division

Emma Mitchell & Skyler Wooldridge (not pictured)

2nd Place Winner - Individual Division

2nd Place Winner - Individual Division

Madison Rodriguez

2nd Place Winner - Team Division

2nd Place Winner - Team Division

Jacob Cottengim, Kylie Andrews, Cadence Webster, Jackson Jones