Johnathon Meadows, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Brooklynn Minnix, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Kaitlyn Bailey, from Herbert Hoover High School, gives her proposal as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Mark Sarver, with Glenville State University, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Vincent Sigley, from Hundred High School, presents as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Leah Johnson, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Dylan Johnson, from James Monroe High School, delivers his presentation as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Carrie White, co-founder of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Experts LLC, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
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Johnathon Meadows, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
The West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Brooklynn Minnix, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Kaitlyn Bailey, from Herbert Hoover High School, gives her proposal as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Mark Sarver, with Glenville State University, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Vincent Sigley, from Hundred High School, presents as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Leah Johnson, from Pikeview High School, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Dylan Johnson, from James Monroe High School, delivers his presentation as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
Carrie White, co-founder of Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Experts LLC, speaks as the West Virginia Department of Education conducts their student business plan competition SparkWV on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Marshall Health Network Arena in downtown Huntington.
HUNTINGTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” The West Virginia Department of Education on Wednesday hosted a competition for middle and high school students to spark their entrepreneurial mindset.
SparkWV, formerly known as the High School Business Plan Competition, allows students to generate new ideas and businesses that serve a need or solve a problem, according to the Department of Education.
Students at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington were able to compete as individuals or as a team as they pitched their big ideas for products or inventions, even if they lacked the physical resources or expertise available.
Competitors also could pitch a small business that could be started in their local community.
Small business finalists included:
Big idea finalists included:
The competition was part of West VirginiaÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s annual Bridging Innovation Week, which promotes and fosters entrepreneurship by bringing together people from across the state to cultivate a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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