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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[…]

The jaws of entrepreneurship (Young Sharks photo gallery)

Young Sharks/Junior Sharks incorporates entrepreneurship, economics and innovation into existing K-12 curricula.

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[…]

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[…]

UM-Flint to host Young Sharks pitch competition, May 23

At UM-Flint’s Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition, elementary and middle school students present their entrepreneurial ideas developed as part of an integrated classroom curriculum (Photo by Eric Bronson/Michigan Photography).

The University of Michigan-Flint is helping elementary and middle school students turn from entrepreneurial small fry into big fish – with real prize money on the line. More than 450 students in grades three through eight will visit UM-Flint's Riverfront Conference Center, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., May 23, for the Young Sharks/Junior Sharks pitch competition. Students[…]