Eleven teams of high school students from around Arkansas will travel to Arkansas Tech University in Russellville on Friday, April 6, to compete in the finals of the 2018 ATU High School Business Challenge.
The contest, which is presented by the ATU College of Business, provides high school students with an opportunity to develop a marketable idea, create a business plan and then present the concept to a panel of judges.
Sponsors for the event include Pope County Farm Bureau, Arvest and Textbook Brokers.
Teams from Bentonville High School, Clarksville High School, Farmington High School, Mayflower High School, Pottsville High School, Russellville High School and Westside High School (Craighead County) are among those that will vie for the title.
Finalist presentations will begin at 10 a.m. on April 6 in the Doc Bryan Student Services Center Lecture Hall, 1605 Coliseum Drive in Russellville. Admission will be free and open to the public.
The top three finalists will receive cash prizes and one senior will receive a $500 book scholarship sponsored by ATU student organization Enactus.
Photographed: Dr. Lisa Toms, dean of the Arkansas Tech University College of Business, accepts a sponsorship check for $500 from Lance Martin and Richard Pierce of Pope County Farm Bureau.
