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Kansas Entrepreneurship ChallengeSupporting Student Entrepreneurs in Kansas
The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) is sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation and Kansas Masons in partnership with Kansas State University (KSU) and the Network Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series. The annual program provides holistic business support for young entrepreneurs that are Kansas high school or university students and includes a business idea competition involving financial prizes to launch startup businesses.
The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge
The program has mentoring opportunities with community business leaders, as well as access to financial prizes. The “challenge” is held at KSU and is intended to provide support for young entrepreneurs in Kansas as they start and grow businesses.
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Program Benefits
Over the last five years, more than 1,500 students have been impacted through $100,000 provided to launch startup businesses. In addition to the possible growth of business in Kansas through this program, students benefit from:
- Improved academic performance, school attendance and educational attainment.
- Increased problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Improved interpersonal relationships, teamwork, money management and public speaking skills.
- Enhanced social psychological development (self-esteem, ego development and self-efficacy).
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Kansas Masonic Involvement
The Kansas Masonic Foundation and Kansas Masons sponsor the KEC, and Kansas Masons often mentor teams from local high schools and universities while high school students are “sponsored” by local lodges.