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The INNOVATE! Business From a Humboldt County challenge is a high Office of Education release: school idea competition
Five Humboldt designed to promote entrepreneurship, County creativity high school and innovation. The challenge students begins in fall and has have made three phases and three different it to the finals sets and will of judges. In compete in phase one, the INNOVATE! students create Business and submit Challenge business virtual finale on May start-up 21 beginning at 7 p.m. ideas as 6090
Those interested second can video elevator tune in on pitches. the Humboldt This year 136 ideas were County submitted. Judges review Office of Education and score videos to select webpage the top 50 concepts to move https:// into phase two. hcoe.org/innovate-business-challenge/ The semi-finalists develop answer sets to 13 key business concept questions or on Facebook and
and have to showcase how they would develop viable business models, identify target customers, and make their business profitable. Phase two judges have the difficult job of selecting only five final concepts to present in a “Shark Tank” style event and compete for cash awards. (Finalist – Business Name – School)
• Jude Ortega – Jude’s Reusable Sandwich Bags – Arcata High
• Samantha Gleave – Pet Portraits – Six Rivers
Charter High
• Elias Surber – Rooty Glassworks – Eureka High
• Chandler Mrotzek – SAVI Assistant – Alder Grove Charter
• Caleb Weiss – Bayside Advertising Solutions – Northcoast Preparatory Academy
These five will give their presentation pitch to judges who will listen, ask questions and deliberate to determine who will walk away with over 8,000 dollars in cash and media.
Finale judges this year include Victoria Bennington from Bicoastal Media; Jennifer Budwig from Redwood Capital Bank; Dave Fisch of Fisch Drilling; and Kyle Visser of Shred Aware.
Beginning May 16, each finalist and their phase one video will be featured each day leading up to the competition through the Humboldt County Office of Education social media platforms @HumboldtCOE. Check out the video pitches that started it all.