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UM-Flint to host fifth annual Young Sharks/Junior Sharks entrepreneurship competition, May 28-29

Young Sharks/Junior Sharks challenges K-12 students to share entrepreneurial concepts they developed as part of an integrated classroom curriculum.

More than 400 K-12 students in grades three through eight will put their entrepreneurial concepts to the test during the University of Michigan-Flint's Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition. The event, now in its fifth year, will take place May 28-29 on campus. New for 2025, the competition's two-day duration will allow each age group more[…]

UM-Flint to host Young Sharks entrepreneurial pitch competition, May 29

The Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition allows elementary and middle school students to share their entrepreneurial ideas, which are developed in tandem with an integrated classroom curriculum.

Close to 400 K-12 students in grades three through eight will share their entrepreneurial ideas and vie for real cash prizes during the University of Michigan-Flint's Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition. The event, now in its fourth year, will take place, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., May 29, at the university's Riverfront Conference Center.   Students will have[…]