The jaws of entrepreneurship (Young Sharks photo gallery)

Close to 400 K-12 students in grades three through eight shared their entrepreneurial ideas during the University of Michigan-Flint's Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition, May 29, at the university's Riverfront Conference Center. The event, now in its fourth year, is an annual culmination of groundbreaking efforts to incorporate entrepreneurship, economics and innovation into existing K-12 curricula. The top three teams from both the Young Sharks (grades three to five) and Junior Sharks (grades six to eight) received crystal plaques and cash prizes. Photos by Jake Cessna from the Office of Marketing and Communications.