{"id":138502453,"date":"2014-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/2014-youth-business-plan-competition-winners-announced-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:02:51","slug":"2014-youth-business-plan-competition-winners-announced-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/2014-youth-business-plan-competition-winners-announced-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Youth Business Plan Competition Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>4th Year of Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 Business Plan Statewide Competition for Ninth through Twelfth Grade Students<\/h2>\n<p>  <center>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110158433?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>  <\/center>Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, today announced the winners of the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 (Y.E.S 2.0) statewide youth business plan competition for grades ninth through twelfth. Today\u2019s winners were chosen in the categories of Best Business Plan and Most Innovative. The competition included 43 teams from seven high schools across Arkansas.  Y.E.S. 2.0 students from across the state work in small groups, led by their teacher advisors, to develop and market a business concept. The winners in the two competition categories are as follows:<!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h3>Best Business Plan<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Place<\/strong> \u2013 The Hangover, Conway High School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Place<\/strong> \u2013 Soteria Lock &amp; Safe, Central High School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third Place<\/strong> \u2013 The Hole Thing, eStem High Public Charter School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth Place<\/strong> \u2013 Mrs. Cursive, Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Most Innovative<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Place<\/strong> \u2013 Soteria Lock &amp; Safe, Central High School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Place<\/strong> \u2013 On The Go, Central High School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third Place<\/strong> \u2013 GC Custom Lures, Northside High School in Fort Smith<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth Place<\/strong> \u2013 Next Step Enterprises, Central High School in Little Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  Winning team members for first place in each category received a $100 cash prize and a medal. The teacher advisor of the first place teams took home an additional $500 and a trophy. Second, third and fourth places winners in each category also received prizes.  Team winners of the Y.E.S. 2.0 business plan competition are selected by Arkansas business leaders who serve as volunteer judges.  The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group of companies empower entrepreneurs by providing capital in conjunction with community banks to businesses through its capital availability products and advocating for entrepreneurs through capital, educational, and technological improvements. The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group serves as the platform from which new opportunities are launched. In addition to\u00a0the flagship company, Arkansas Capital Corporation, there are seven affiliate and partner companies, including, Six Bridges Capital Corporation, Arkansas Capital Relending Corporation, Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation, Heartland Renaissance Fund, Connect Arkansas, Pine State Regional Center, and SouthWind Analytics. To learn more, visit <a title=\"Arkansas Capital Corporation Group\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/\">www.arcapital.com<\/a>.  <strong>AEAF<\/strong> was\u00a0established in 1999, and is a private, non-profit\u00a0corporation dedicated to education-based initiatives\u00a0that promote and foster the development of innovation\u00a0and entrepreneurship within Arkansas. With broad\u00a0support from the state\u2019s business community,<b>\u00a0<\/b><strong>AEAF\u2019s<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>purpose is to nurture people and ideas to generate\u00a0future Arkansas entrepreneurs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th Year of Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 Business Plan Statewide Competition for Ninth through Twelfth Grade Students Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, today announced the winners of the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 (Y.E.S 2.0) statewide youth business plan competition for grades ninth through twelfth. 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