WEYBURN — Community Futures Sunrise announced winners of this year’s YouthBiz competition on Jan. 31.
A total of $3,800 in sponsored cash prizes was awarded to students in southeast Saskatchewan for their innovative business ideas, financial literacy skills and creativity in developing websites and other digital materials.
The contest, open to students in Grades 6 through 12 in traditional, home school or alternative programs, saw participation from 279 students across the region. This represented 14 educational programs from 11 communities.
“Once again, we’ve seen an amazing response to this long-running youth business contest. These young entrepreneurs have worked hard on their business ideas to build knowledge and explore entrepreneurship. Their teachers have been very supportive which is a huge part of the success we see each year.” shared Andria Brady, CF Sunrise general manager.
This marks the 18th year for YouthBiz, which has introduced over 4,000 young people in southeast Saskatchewan to the world of small business.
This year the winners were:
Grades 6 – 8
• 1st place – Tanner’s Chicken Barn (Tanner, Weyburn)
• 2nd place – Cozy Craze (Caylee & Sara, Carievale)
• 3rd place – Tumbling Time (McKenna, Redvers)
Grades 9 – 12
• 1st place – Busybee Teez (Rory, Moosomin)
Blueprint for Excellence Award
• Pet Parade (Landry & Tamryn, Carnduff)
Excellence in Enterprise Award
• Kipton’s Worm Farm (Kipton, Weyburn)
Digital Innovator Award
• Camp Wires (Nova & Nola, Weyburn)
The Next Big Thing Award
• Summer Skills Camp (Mackenzie, Carievale)
Dare to Dream Award
• 24-7 Vet Clinic (Asha & Penelope, Radville)
• Laporshe (Nixon & Lincoln, Carnduff)
Profit Dynamo Award
• Twenty – Twelve Fits (Vanessa & Emma, Carievale)
“Congratulations to the winners and all participants for their outstanding efforts in this year’s competition,” CF Sunrise said in a media release.
“The incredible support of our sponsors made this event possible,” the organization added.
This year’s sponsors were Weyburn Credit Union and ISC (Information Services Corporation) – gold; Affinity Credit Union, SaskTel and Radius Credit Union – silver; and Cornerstone Credit Union – bronze.
