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2021 Business Plan Competition Edition
Project ECHO Newsletter
May 2021
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- 2021 Business Plan Competition Winners
- Honorary Awards
- Thank You Judges
- Thank You Room Managers
- To Our Teachers...
- Our Summer Program
- 6 Things You Can Do
- Engage Your Students With Our Entrepreneurship Programs
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Congratulations to Our 2021 Competition Participants & Winning Teams! |
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More than 200 high schoolers across 36 teams fiercely pitched their business plans to live panels of judges who acted as venture capital investors deciding on which businesses they would most likely fund at the 17th annual High School Entrepreneurs' Business Plan Competition. Eleven of those teams took home cash prizes ranging from $250.00 - $2000.00, while hundreds of teens came away with life and professional skills that will benefit them through college and career.
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Overall Winner
Winning $2,000
Congratulations to Priya Agarwal whose business ShiftLocal won first place in the Services Category, and whose overall score in the Finals Event advanced her to the coveted
Overall Winner for a total award of $2,000!
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ShiftLocal
Westridge School for Girls
Services
"I was really shocked and honestly, excited about the win, because ShiftLocal is a project I’ve put so many hours and work into, and it’s become something I’m truly passionate about. All in all, just the experience of competing and answering questions and getting to present my idea to a panel of experienced business professionals was really fun and exhilarating. To me, the win really gave me more confidence in my idea. Before this competition, all it really was was my idea, but I think winning has really made me believe I can take it to the next level. Also, I really enjoyed seeing other people’s ideas, as they came up with creative start-ups I never would have thought of, so it was really inspiring." - Priya Agarwal
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1st place winning $1,000
Venture
Breakthrough Training Center
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Tied for 3rd place winning $250
L Desserts
City Honors
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2nd place winning $500
Fire Flakes
Breakthrough Training Center
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Tied for 3rd place winning $250
3S3D
St. John Bosco
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2nd place winning $500
NueShare
Los Alamitos
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Tied for 3rd place winning $250
Gen Z Concepts
Charter Oak
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Tied for 3rd place winning $250
MasterLife
New West Charter
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Social Enterprise
3 Winning Teams
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1st place winning $1000
Earth-Ice
Breakthrough Training Center
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2nd place winning $500
IDEALGAE
Sage Hill High School
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3rd place winning $250
The Fosty App
Alliance Luskin Academy
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We want to take a moment to acknowledge all teams competing in the
2021 High School Entrepreneurs' Business Plan Competition
who worked diligently to create their business plans and
further their entrepreneurial knowledge.
Congratulations on making it to the competition!
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Want to Compete at Next Year's Event?
It's easy to Launch ECHO at your school or start an after school entrepreneurship club. Both ways lead to the High School Entrepreneurs' Business Plan Competition. Visit www.projectecho.org to learn more!
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Honorary Awards
Congratulations to this year's special award recipients.
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ValenLife
Emily Chan Most Inspirational Award
This award is presented to a team that has overcome the most obstacles to attend and present at the competition. Congratulations to Team Valenlife, who has learned that hard work pays off.
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Ray Chou
Chip Goodman Entrepreneurial Teacher of the Year Award
"The award feels like we're on the right path in terms of what we want to accomplish with our school and programs. I'm grateful to Project ECHO for the opportunity, recognition, and most of all providing a platform for young high schoolers to experience entrepreneurship firsthand."
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Bridge
Social Entrepreneurship Award
This award is presented to a team that attempts to draw upon business techniques to find a solution to social problems taking into account a positive return to society, and typically tries to further broad social, cultural, and environmental goals, often associated with starting a charity. Congratulations, Team Bridge, and best of luck as you continue to address social issues on Autism.
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Project ECHO is pleased to share that our 2020-2021 Emily Chan Award Winners and Social Entrepreneurship Winners have been awarded a cash prize of $450.00 thanks to a generous donation! |
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Thank you to all the Judges and Zoom Room Leaders involved in this year's event! It wouldn't have been possible without your help.
Special shoutout to our VIP Judges whose donations supported event!
Dwight Holcomb
Laurel Cameron
Christine Crandell
Yona Han
For a full list and bio on everyone who judged this year's competition, please check out our competition program HERE.
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This year's event utilized 6 Zooms, and our Zoom Room Managers were instrumental to helping teens with tech rehearsals and facilitated the Business Plan Competition. We recognize your hard work and value your time, assistance and volunteering in this important role with us!
Devan Sood
Henry Gallegos
Akira Nakano
Esther Kim
Kat Marx
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If you missed this year's Business Plan Competition event, no need to fret!
Click here to read the competition program that features everyone involved in the event.
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Congratulations to the teachers, principals, adult leaders, program coaches, and all business coaches who muscled through a school year online and kept their students engaged and on track with their entrepreneurial journey. Thank you for all that you've accomplished this school year, and we look forward to seeing you in the summer and fall.
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Looking for an Entrepreneurship Filled Summer? |
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Entrepreneurship is a proven way to ignite a teen’s creativity, curiosity, and innovative spirit. Register today for an activity-based summer program that builds life, academic, and personal skills while helping teens to ideate and create a business and pitch.
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Project ECHO is now accepting applications for the
2021-2022 program year.
Are you looking to engage your students with fun project-based learning based on teamwork and create opportunities for students to connect?
Project ECHO provides multiple plug-and-play classroom-based entrepreneurship programs for the classroom, summer enrichment, after-school enrichment, and club opportunities. Each of our programs is designed to meet your middle and high school students' academic and socioemotional needs.
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6 Things You Can do to Help Our Young Entrepreneurs! |
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(click on the underlined words for links)
3) Speak or share your start-up journey or industry expertise with our teens at an event, on a panel, or in an interview.
4) Connect us with your company's grants/ sponsorship team
6) Donate to support a school, student or team!
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Project ECHO (Entrepreneurial Concepts Hands On!) is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization.
Since 1996, Project ECHO has presented a hand on, project-based approach to learning about entrepreneurship. Our programs foster and entrepreneurial spirit in every child as they learn to lead confidently, think critically, express themselves creatively, be financially responsible and understand the importance of teamwork. From humble beginnings in Santa Monica, CA, Project ECHO has expanded to offer services across the country.
Diane Quast, Executive Director
310-251-8636
Matilda Albano, Program Director
310-714-0510
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