Genesee Intermediate School District

FLINT – The Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) is excited to recognize and congratulate the winners of this year’s Youth Entrepreneurship Countywide Pitch Competition. This year marks the fourth year for the annual event. High school students from across Genesee County brought their “A” game presenting pitches for their original business idea or product in front of judges and a captivated audience at the Genesee Career Institute (GCI).

The Youth Entrepreneurship (YE) final pitch competition of the 2021-22 school year is made possible thanks to educational and industry experts including Young Entrepreneur Institute (YEI) of Ohio, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and through a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The top 10 finalists for the countywide pitch competition were determined from the semi-finals where 23 students participated from 14 schools in Genesee County.

Awesome prizes were up for grabs this year with the first place winner receiving $2,000 and an opportunity to compete at the national competition in New York City this fall. Students pitched their business ideas and plans which ranged from app development, health, and sports to motivational speaking to help promote kindness.

The second place winner received $1,500, $1,200 went to the third place winner, $1,000 was awarded for fourth place and $800 for fifth place. The students with the winning pitches are as follows:

 *Top 5 Winners:

 Top 10 Finalists: