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2024 Competition is now Closed

Click here to see 2024 final results

 

As a young entrepreneur, what business would you start to make your world a better place to live? Think about problems you hear about in today’s news or problems that you personally experience. What business can you create to solve those problems? How can you use technology to solve those problems? Put your best business idea forward and compete for cash prizes and scholarships in the BIG Idea Competition – nearly $60,000 to be awarded! Learn more about the competition here.

As a young entrepreneur, what business would you start in your world to make it a better place to live? Think about problems you hear about in today’s news or problems that you personally experience. What business can you create to solve those problems? How can you use technology to solve those problems? Put your best business idea forward and compete for cash prizes and scholarships in the BIG Idea Competition – over $5,000 to be awarded! New this year is a $500 Agriculture Innovation prize, sponsored by the SD Agriculture Foundation. Learn more about the competition by using the links below.

  • 2024 Winners
  • 2024 Out of state finalists
  • 2024 College

Welcome to the BIG Idea Competition!

 

2024 Competition is now Closed

Click here to see 2024 final results

 

As a young entrepreneur, what business would you start to make your world a better place to live? Think about problems you hear about in today’s news or problems that you personally experience. What business can you create to solve those problems? How can you use technology to solve those problems? Put your best business idea forward and compete for cash prizes and scholarships in the BIG Idea Competition – nearly $60,000 to be awarded! Learn more about the competition here.

-79Days -14Hours -21Minutes -56Seconds
until contest ends.

CREATIVE THINKING

A GREAT TOOL FOR DEVELOPING YOUR BIG IDEA

Part of the mission of the BIG Idea Competition is to spur creative thinking as part of the business building process. Think about your business as a way to solve a problem. How can your BIG Idea change the world or just make your corner of it a better place to live? Do you need help creating your big idea? If you do, the link below will help you start the brainstorming process.

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Congratulations to our 2024 Winners!

First Place:

Resto Rides
Greyson Forster Homeschool
OUT OF STATE 
DIAL
Syon Aggarwal of Johnston High School (IA)

Second Place:

Cab Shine Solutions
Ashley Haven from Northwestern High School
OUT OF STATE 
Know.Period
Siona (Dolly) Pramoda and Manav Pulluru of Baldwin School of Puerto Rico and Out of Door Academy (FL)

Third Place:

The Grass Whisperer
Kelsey Lehr of Edmunds Central High School
OUT OF STATE 
Involvium
Shawn Choi, Jeremiah Park, and Ethan Kim of Ruben S. Ayala High School (CA)

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