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YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE
Turn an idea into opportunity. The GLC Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge gives Leavenworth County students the chance to create a new business concept—or bring an established business—and develop the skills to pitch it with confidence.
Big ideas. Real-world skills. Cash prizes.
Students learn from local leaders, build stronger business ideas, sharpen their pitch, and compete for cash prizes.
Mentorship
Connect with entrepreneurs and business leaders who can help you strengthen your idea and prepare for competition.
Workshops
Build practical skills in business planning, customers, marketing, finances, presentation, and entrepreneurship.
Cash Prizes
Put your idea to the test, pitch to judges, gain valuable feedback, and compete for cash prizes.
Start with an idea—or a business you’ve already started.
You don’t need to already own a business to compete. Choose the path that fits where you are today.
Create a Conceptual Business
Bring a brand-new idea and develop it from the ground up. Identify your customer, define the problem, build your solution, and turn it into a business concept you can pitch.
Enter an Established Business
Already selling a product or service? Bring the business you’ve started and use the challenge to refine your strategy, strengthen your pitch, and plan what’s next.
Learn. Build. Pitch. Compete.
We’ll add the full workshop schedule, competition details, judging criteria, deadlines, and prize information when registration opens.
Choose Your Idea
Start fresh or bring an existing student business.
Build Your Plan
Develop the business with workshops and mentorship.
Perfect Your Pitch
Learn to communicate the opportunity clearly and confidently.
Compete
Pitch to judges, get feedback, and compete for prizes.
Ready to get growing?
Registration isn’t open yet, but this page will become your home base for the GLC Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Check back for dates, eligibility details, registration, workshops, competition rules, judging criteria, and cash prize announcements.