JA Young Entrepreneur Competition - Statewide
JA Young Entrepreneur Competition: Statewide
Event Completed!
Where: Milwaukee
JA's Young Entrepreneur Competition is a competition between young entrepreneurs in the State of Wisconsin who are students between 9th and 12th grade that successfully turned a business idea into a reality in the form of a fully operational commercial enterprise. Four applicants will be chosen by our selection committee (the “finalists”) who will compete for a $5000 scholarship and other prizes in a taped television event in Milwaukee, WI.
Student entrepreneurs' grades 9 - 12 who have operated a business since January, 2024 are eligible to apply.
Taping for the 4 finalists will take place in downtown Milwaukee on Friday, February 21, 2025. Must be present to compete.
The JA Young Entrepreneur Statewide Competition finalist video premiere week will be March 10 – 14. Stay tuned to our Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube channels for updates.
Viewer’s Choice award voting opens on March 14th and will end at midnight on Sunday, March 16th.
Student entrepreneurs' grades 9 - 12 who have operated a business since January, 2024 are eligible to apply.
Taping for the 4 finalists will take place in downtown Milwaukee on Friday, February 21, 2025. Must be present to compete.
The JA Young Entrepreneur Statewide Competition finalist video premiere week will be March 10 – 14. Stay tuned to our Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube channels for updates.
Viewer’s Choice award voting opens on March 14th and will end at midnight on Sunday, March 16th.
Congratulations!
Aiden Liu was the 2025 Grand Prize Winner and received a $5,000 Scholarship! Aiden Davis was the 2025 Viewer's Choice Winner and received a $500 cash prize!
Aiden Davis
Whitefish Bay High School NWS Weather Report
Aidan Liu
Brookfield Central High School Let's Skate FoundationMeet the Finalists
Congratulations to Wisconsin's Young Entrepreneur Competition finalists!
Aiden Davis
Whitefish Bay High School NWS Weather Report
Clayton Elliott
Brodhead High School CE Property Services
Mason Gay
Owen-Withee High School Purity Pressure Washing & Services
Aidan Liu
Brookfield Central High School Let's Skate FoundationMeet the Judges
We have some of Wisconsin's most successful entrepreneurs joining our event as celebrity judges!
Al Araque
Senior VP Johnson Financial Group
Mario Costantini
President La Lune Collection
Craig Culver
Co-Founder Culver's
Wes Saber
Chief Financial Officer Haribo
Denise Thomas
Founder/Owner The Effective Communication CoachWatch the 2025 Competition
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