Winners for the 2019 YouthBiz competition, offered by Community Futures (CF) Sunrise, have been announced.
A total in $2,200 in prize money was awarded to students in southeast Saskatchewan for their efforts in describing their business ideas and developing business plans. This year, 212 students from 12 schools registered to compete in the youth contest.
Achievement awards were given to students whose entries displayed outstanding qualities, worthy of special recognition.
An award for product prototypes went to Elora Holman and Hallee Shaver from Pleasantdale School in Estevan for the doghouse prototypes they built in preparation for their YouthBiz contest entry. The award for innovative business idea was won by Mhio Tallayo and Hope Bod of Spruce Ridge School Estevan for their compost business, Fertile Acres.
Aisha Block, Alyssa Schweigert and Ashley Neb from Macoun School described the high product quality standards of their market garden products, earning an award for their efforts. Hannah Adams and Jersey Barber from Carievale School won an award due to the excellent community and market description in their business plan.
The Grade 6 class at St. Michael School in Weyburn won an award for the eye-catching logos they submitted with their YouthBiz entries. Students from Assiniboia Park Elementary School in Weyburn earned a group award for the detailed sales calculations they performed on their income sheets.
In the Grade 9-12 category, first place and $500 went to the Entrepreneurship 30 class at Weyburn Comprehensive School for their business Soup 鈥橰 Snacks. Jennifer Wiebe and Rebecca Bleasdale of Midale earned second place and a prize of $300 for their business Infinite Designs.
Third place and $150 was awarded to Rhea Sturgeon and Jaylyn Prawdzik, also of Midale, for their company Bunnyhop Caf茅.
In the Grades 6-8 category, first place and $500 in prize money was awarded to Brynn Fettes and Ashlyn Becker of Radville for their horse riding and training business, Broken Spur. Second place and $300 went to Sadie McFadden and Harper Stewart of Radville for their marine education centre, Biology Bay.
Third place and $150 was awarded to Vianne Marquart of White City for her sports store, Stick鈥檚 鈥橬 Rings Ringette Shop.
鈥淭his is the 13th year for YouthBiz and over the years we鈥檝e seen approximately 2,600 young people in southeast Saskatchewan discover the world of small business,鈥� said Verna O鈥橬eill with CF Sunrise. 鈥淵outhBiz allows students to explore the business world by developing skills needed to be an entrepreneur.
鈥淭hey write about a business idea that they鈥檝e dreamed up and evaluate the potential profitability of their venture. Students work hard to develop their business plans, and they connect with the small business community as they research their ideas. Teachers and students agree that they learn so much from their participation in YouthBiz.鈥�
