Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series

Turning today's youth into tomorrow's entrepreneurs

During the 2025-2026 academic year, eCommunities have the opportunity to host local-level entrepreneurship competitions and submit their event to be as part of the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series by submitting their sanction applications here.

YEC is a great opportunity for young aspiring entrepreneurs to learn how to operate a successful business and make long-lasting connections with business mentors.

— Riley, YEC Participant

Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

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Important Dates

2025-2026 dates coming soon!

VentureDash

VentureDash is a one-stop-shop for hosting a successful YEC Series event. In VentureDash you can access guidelines, best practices, and resources in addition to a full scoring system for your local event. Any organization wanting to run an entrepreneurship, business, or any other kind of competition may use VentureDash. Contact us to learn more about VentureDash.

Important Dates

📌 November 15, 2024

  • Deadline for YEC Series online sanction applications due to Network Kansas

📌 March 24, 2025

  • Local event deadline
  • YEC winner submission deadline
  • Wildcard submission deadline

📌 April 3, 2025

  • Wildcard winners announced

📌 April 16, 2025

📌 April 17, 2025

Images from KEC 2025 in Manhattan, KS

Youth Entrepreneurship in Action

Images from KEC 2024 in Manhattan, KS

We look forward to connecting with you.

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