Virtual Enterprises International’s 2016 Youth Business Summit on April 17, 2016. (Photo: www.JeffreyHolmes.com)
On April 17, 2016, some of the best and brightest student leaders and budding entrepreneurs in the country gathered together to compete for the top spot at the National Business Plan Competition, sponsored by HSBC. Teams representing 28 VE companies from around the country had their written business plans and oral presentations judged by industry professionals and educators.
Keynote speakers were Alfred R. Kahn, CEO of CraneKahn, and Jeffrey C. Taylor, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Digital Risk, LLC.
Thank you to all students, teachers, administrators, judges, staff, business mentors and partners, volunteers, parents, our sponsor HSBC, and our host Long Island University Brooklyn.
View the 2016 Youth Business Summit Booklet for full list of participants.
Competition Results
Top 6 Teams
| Firm Name | School Name | State | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch | Sekolah HighScope HS | Indonesia | Gold |
| The Animal Kingdom, Inc. | Loretto HS | TN | Gold |
| Haegea | Sekolah HighScope HS | Indonesia | Gold |
| UnWrapp | Sekolah HighScope HS | Indonesia | Gold |
| Catalyst | Neuqua Valley HS | IL | Gold |
| Taste of the World | Century HS | CA | Gold |
| Avant-garde Furnishings, Inc. | Fort Hamilton HS | NY | Gold |
| Endure, Inc. | Summertown HS | TN | Gold |
| Off the Grid | Fountain Valley HS | CA | Gold |
| Spire | Parkway West HS | MO | Gold |
| Mac N' Choose | Morris Hills HS | NJ | Silver |
| Power Up | Santa Barbara HS | CA | Silver |
| Auggies | Cary-Grove HS | IL | Silver |
| Pinya Linya | Murrieta Valley HS | CA | Silver |
| MatchWear | Francis Lewis HS | NY | Silver |
| Brooklyn's Sweet N Savory Catering | Fort Hamilton HS | NY | Silver |
| Abstract Ice Cream | Wantagh HS | NY | Silver |
| Essence | Mount St. Mary | NY | Silver |
| My Room My Way | Calhoun HS | NY | Silver |
| F.E. TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD | Virgil Madgearu Economic HS | Romania | Silver |
Top 16 Teams
| Firm Name and Video | School Name | State | Rating | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blok | Carlsbad High School | CA | 4 | Top 10% |
| Eunoia | Jefferson High School | FL | 4 | Top 10% |
| EVO Tech | Patchogue-Medford HS | NY | 4 | Top 10% |
| Imagination, Inc | HS For Arts, Imagination & Inq | NY | 4 | Top 10% |
| Repurpose | Greer High School | SC | 4 | Top 10% |
| SOLsand | Carlsbad High School | CA | 4 | Top 10% |
| Spokes | James Logan High School | CA | 4 | Top 10% |
| The Animal Kingdom, Inc. | Loretto High School | TN | 4 | Top 10% |
| 0ntheGo Technology | Walt Whitman HS | NY | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Affinity | Neuqua Valley HS | IL | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Alpha & Omega | Lawrence County High School | TN | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Brooklyn's Sweet N Savory Catering | Ft. Hamilton HS | NY | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Bumble | Bakersfield High School | CA | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| C. Wood & Associates | Crestwood High School | SC | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Capital Enterprise, Inc | Northwood HS | NC | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| UnWrapp | Sekolah HighScope High School | XI | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| DISCOVR | Herricks HS | NY | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Keyboard Cleanse | Carson High School | CA | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Off the Grid | Fountain Valley High School | CA | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| SunPac | Millikan High School | CA | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| Unperplexed Solutions | The Academy of Mathematics, Science & Engineering | NJ | 3.5 | Top 25% |
| AccesStories | Diamond Bar High School | CA | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Click-n-Shop Groceries | Glen Cove HS | NY | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Haegea | Sekolah HighScope High School | XI | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Mac n' Choose | Morris Knolls High School | NJ | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Nuapps | Francis Lewis HS | NY | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Pureasol | John F. Kennedy High School | CA | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Spirit 17 | Roosevelt High School | CA | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Vitality, Inc | Bearden HS | TN | 3.5 | Honorable Mention |
| Alpha Box | Pittsford Mendon High School | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Balance | Charter Oak High School | CA | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Candy Coordinations | Millikan High School | CA | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Daily Dose Express | Monterey High School | CA | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Fit4You | Pittsford Sutherland High Scho | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Fitspiration | Robbinsville High School | NJ | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| FLY Fashion NY | The HS of Fashion Industries | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| MatchWear | Francis Lewis HS | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Millennial Money Management | Academy Of Finance & Enterprise | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Red Hawk Apparel | Stewarts Creek HS | TN | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| TECRAID | Canastota High School | NY | 3 | Honorable Mention |
| Xtreme Comfort, Inc. | St. Charles East | IL | 3 | Honorable Mention |
Top 28 Teams
| Place | Firm | School |
|---|---|---|
| Top 10% | CHU 2 | Germantown Friends School |
| Top 10% | Repurpose | Greer High School |
| Top 10% | WorldTaste | James Logan High School |
| Top 10% | NeuVen | Jefferson High School |
| Top 10% | Mac n' Choose 1 | Morris Knolls High School |
| Top 10% | VE Radio | Mt. Miguel High School |
| Top 10% | At Your Service | West Hempstead High School |
| Top 10% | Prizm | Westhampton Beach High School |
| Top 10% | Rippled | Charter Oak High School |
| Top 10% | Pandora's Box 1 | Cookeville High School |
| Top 10% | Nuapps 1 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Top 10% | ReImagin3D 2 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Top 10% | Brooklyn's Sweet N Savory Catering 1 | Ft. Hamilton High School |
| Top 10% | CHU 3 | Germantown Friends School |
| Top 10% | Acoustic Cakes And Apparel | Hart District Rop |
| Top 10% | NicePops | Syosset High School |
| Top 10% | 0ntheGo Technology | Walt Whitman High School |
| Top 10% | Body Kinetics | Mattituck High School |
| Top 10% | Poseidon Pure | Calhoun High School |
| Top 10% | Pureasol | John F. Kennedy High School |
| Top 25% | Echo Communications | Bloomington High School |
| Top 25% | MatchWear 2 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Top 25% | ReImagin3D 1 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Top 25% | Lumiere 1 | Granville Central High School |
| Top 25% | Eunoia | Jefferson High School |
| Top 25% | Mac n' Choose 2 | Morris Knolls High School |
| Top 25% | Mac n' Choose 3 | Morris Knolls High School |
| Top 25% | ManGo | Murrieta Valley High School |
| Top 25% | Spire 1 | Parkway West High School |
| Top 25% | Spire 2 | Parkway West High School |
| Top 25% | Boardwalk Rentals | Portland High School |
| Top 25% | AAA Turbo Tech 2 | Syosset High School |
| Top 25% | Alternate Reality Entertainment | Syosset High School |
| Top 25% | Flip-Chip | Syosset High School |
| Top 25% | Vacations in Paradise (V.I.P.) Enterprises | The Berkeley Institute |
| Top 25% | Auggies | Cary-Grove High School |
| Top 25% | Avant-garde Furnishings, Inc. | Ft. Hamilton High School |
| Top 25% | Down To Earth, Inc. | Hardin County High School |
| Top 25% | Essence | Mount St. Mary |
| Top 25% | Golden Ram Enterprises, Inc. | Holt High School |
| Top 25% | Replay | |
| Top 25% | Adventure Outdoors Company | Academy of the Canyons |
| Top 25% | Nuapps 4 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Top 25% | Alpha & Omega | Lawrence County High School |
| Top 25% | Piinya Linya | Murrieta Valley High School |
| Honorable Mention | Cozy Casas 1 | Antelope Valley High School |
| Honorable Mention | Cozy Casas 2 | Antelope Valley High School |
| Honorable Mention | 0ne O.A.K Gameday Essentials | Brentwood High School |
| Honorable Mention | Signum | Century High School |
| Honorable Mention | Pandora's Box 2 | Cookeville High School |
| Honorable Mention | Pandora's Box 3 | Cookeville High School |
| Honorable Mention | Pandora's Box 4 | Cookeville High School |
| Honorable Mention | Auto Correct | Crystal Lake South |
| Honorable Mention | MatchWear 3 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | MatchWear 4 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 2 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 3 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 5 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 6 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 7 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Nuapps 8 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 10 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 3 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 4 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 5 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 6 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 7 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 8 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | ReImagin3D 9 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | Brooklyn's Sweet N Savory Catering 2 | Ft. Hamilton High School |
| Honorable Mention | CHU 1 | Germantown Friends School |
| Honorable Mention | Lumiere 2 | Granville Central High School |
| Honorable Mention | DISCOVR | Herricks High School |
| Honorable Mention | OPUS | HS for Arts And Business |
| Honorable Mention | Malette | Liberty Technology Magnet High School |
| Honorable Mention | Daily Dose Express | Monterey High School |
| Honorable Mention | Perfect Plates | Moreno Valley High School |
| Honorable Mention | Spire 3 | Parkway West High School |
| Honorable Mention | Spire 4 | Parkway West High School |
| Honorable Mention | Spire 5 | Parkway West High School |
| Honorable Mention | NYCycles | Queens Vocational |
| Honorable Mention | Solar Cell | Redlands High School |
| Honorable Mention | Spirit 17 | Roosevelt High School |
| Honorable Mention | Smarty Pants | Santa Monica High School |
| Honorable Mention | MaximUS | Smithtown High School East |
| Honorable Mention | Southern Prestige | Spartanburg High School |
| Honorable Mention | yüth Cosmetics | Thousand Oaks High School |
| Honorable Mention | Abstract Ice Cream | Wantagh High School |
| Honorable Mention | 0n Demand Food Delivery | Brentwood High School |
| Honorable Mention | Advanced Performance Athletics | Southold High School |
| Honorable Mention | Bake My Day Bakeries | Elmont High School |
| Honorable Mention | Bay View Furniture Company | Armijo High School |
| Honorable Mention | Capital Enterprise, Inc | Northwood High School |
| Honorable Mention | Clima Company | Schreiber High School |
| Honorable Mention | CORE | Ortega High School |
| Honorable Mention | Empire | Century High School |
| Honorable Mention | Harbor Sound Enterprises | Cold Spring Harbor High School |
| Honorable Mention | Hydrus | Dos Palos High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ink.Finity | Chatsworth Charter High School |
| Honorable Mention | Keyboard Cleanse | Carson High School |
| Honorable Mention | Off the Grid | Fountain Valley High School |
| Honorable Mention | POGG | Berks Career And Technology |
| Honorable Mention | Freedom Trail Outfitters, Inc. | Cannon County High School |
| Honorable Mention | Siva | |
| Honorable Mention | The Pyramid | Centennial High School |
| Honorable Mention | VE Connected | East Islip High School |
| Honorable Mention | MatchWear 1 | Francis Lewis High School |
| Honorable Mention | AAA Turbo Tech 1 | Syosset High School |