2016 California Trade Show and Business Plan Competition Recap

On January 14-15, 2016, 1,500 of students representing 100 schools from around California attended the Rabobank Convention Center and Marriott Hotel for the Bakersfield Trade Show and State Business Plan Competition.

During the Trade Show, students tested their salesmanship and marketing skills against those of other companies and competed in 20 Trade Show competitions. Products featured at the Trade Show included hats, pastries, organic fruits and vegetables, cell phones, clothing, fitness products, travel destinations, and “green” products. Visitors attending the Trade Show were given $10,000 in “virtual dollars” to spend on products and services as they toured 81 booths.

This year, there were a total of 71 VE companies from around California involved in the State Business Plan Competition; with the top 6 companies in the finals selected to represent California in the National Business Plan Competition taking place in New York City on April 17, 2016.

“Virtual Enterprise programs have grown in popularity worldwide and we were excited to welcome a significant number of programs to Bakersfield for the competitions that highlighted their products and business skills,” said Nancy Phillips, event organizer of the 2016 California State Trade Show and Business Plan Competition and former Western Regional Director for VEI. The Trade Show was sponsored by Kern High School District and KHSD’s Regional Occupational Center.

Competition	Place	Firm	School	City	State/Country
Branding	1st	Tasty Creations	Armijo HS	Armijo	CA
Branding	2nd	Vibes n' Vinyl	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Branding	3rd	El Bigote	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Branding	Gold	Endless POPsibilities	Marina HS	Huntington Beach	CA
Branding	Gold	Lux Designs	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Branding	Silver	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Branding	Silver	Monde de Chocolat	National Trade HS	Sofia	Bulgaria
Branding	Silver	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Branding	Silver	Xtreme Sports	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Branding	Silver	Phoenix Wood	Stockdale HS	Bakersfield	CA
Branding	Bronze	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Branding	Bronze	NuApps	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Branding	Bronze	FreshChoice VE	Lemoore HS	Lemoore	CA
Branding	Bronze	Headlinerz	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Branding	Bronze	Never Ending	Metea Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Elevator Pitch	1st	Fresh Choice VE	Lemoore HS	Lemoore	CA
Elevator Pitch	2nd	Xtreme Comfort, Inc.	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Elevator Pitch	3rd	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Elevator Pitch	Gold	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Elevator Pitch	Gold	Aromabai	Golden West HS	Visalia	CA
Elevator Pitch	Silver	Nuture	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Elevator Pitch	Silver	Cycle Buddy	James Logan HS	Union City	CA
Elevator Pitch	Silver	Horizons	St. Charles North HS	St. Charles	IL
Elevator Pitch	Silver	Pure Box	Palisades Charter HS	Pacific Palisades	CA
Elevator Pitch	Silver	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Elevator Pitch	Bronze	Back Pack+	Deer Valley HS	Antioch	CA
Elevator Pitch	Bronze	Clever Contraptions	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Elevator Pitch	Bronze	El Bigote	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Elevator Pitch	Bronze	Electric Avenue	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Elevator Pitch	Bronze	Pop-T., Inc.	Homestead HS	Cupertino	CA
Employee Handbook	1st	Vibes n' Vinyl	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Employee Handbook	2nd	Pop-T., Inc.	Homestead HS	Cupertino	CA
Employee Handbook	3rd	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Employee Handbook	Gold	Nurture	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Employee Handbook	Gold	Xtreme Sports	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Employee Handbook	Silver	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Employee Handbook	Silver	Endless POPsibilities	Marina HS	Huntington Beach	CA
Employee Handbook	Silver	Fun Times	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Employee Handbook	Silver	Aromabai	Golden West HS	Visalia	CA
Employee Handbook	Silver	Phoenix Wood	Stockdale HS	Bakersfield	CA
Employee Handbook	Bronze	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Employee Handbook	Bronze	Wear the Fruit	Atwater HS	Atwater	CA
Employee Handbook	Bronze	Aloeha	Roosevelt HS	Fresno	CA
Employee Handbook	Bronze	Nava, Inc.	Academy of Finance and Enterprise HS	NYC	NY
Employee Handbook	Bronze	ReadIN	James Logan HS	Union City	CA
Finance	1st	Brillare	St. Charles North HS	St. Charles	IL
Finance	2nd	Nurture	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Finance	3rd	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Finance	Gold	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Finance	Gold	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Finance	Silver	Hope	Academy of Finance and Enterprise HS	NYC	NY
Finance	Silver	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Finance	Silver	Aromabai	Golden West HS	Visalia	CA
Finance	Silver	Vibes n' Vinyl	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Finance	Silver	NuApps	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Finance	Bronze	Clever Contraptions	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Finance	Bronze	Pop-T., Inc.	Homestead HS	Cupertino	CA
Finance	Bronze	GoodieBox	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Finance	Bronze	Xtreme Comfort, Inc.	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Finance	Bronze	Cycle Buddy	James Logan HS	Union City	CA
Human Resources	1st	Wear the Fruit	Atwater HS	Atwater	CA
Human Resources	2nd	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Human Resources	3rd	Matchwear	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Human Resources	Gold	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Human Resources	Gold	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Human Resources	Silver	Nuture	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Human Resources	Silver	Monde de Chocolat	National Trade HS	Sofia	Bulgaria
Human Resources	Silver	Xtreme Sports	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Human Resources	Silver	Aromabai	Golden West HS	Visalia	CA
Human Resources	Silver	PF "Alpha MED" LTD	National Trade HS	Sofia	Bulgaria
Human Resources	Bronze	Electric Avenue	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Human Resources	Bronze	Alpha Threads	Phoenix HS	Phoenix	OR
Human Resources	Bronze	Fun Times	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Human Resources	Bronze	Pop-T., Inc.	Homestead HS	Cupertino	CA
Human Resources	Bronze	GoodieBox	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Marketing	1st	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Marketing	2nd	Lux Designs	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Marketing	3rd	Style Box	Palisades Charter HS	Pacific Palisades	CA
Marketing	Gold	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Marketing	Gold	Monde de Chocolat	National Trade HS	Sofia	Bulgaria
Marketing	Silver	Headlinerz	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Marketing	Silver	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Marketing	Silver	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Marketing	Silver	Xtreme Sports	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Marketing	Silver	Atlas	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Marketing	Bronze	Horizons	St. Charles North HS	St. Charles	CA
Marketing	Bronze	Simply Safe	Millikin HS	Long Beach	CA
Marketing	Bronze	PF "Alpha MED" LTD	National Trade HS	Sofia	Bulgaria
Marketing	Bronze	Electric Avenue	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Marketing	Bronze	Goodie Box	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Micro Capital	1st	NuApps	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Micro Capital	2nd	Lux Designs	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Micro Capital	3rd	Fun Times	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Micro Capital	Gold	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Micro Capital	Gold	ReadIN	James Logan HS	Union City	CA
Micro Capital	Silver	Xtreme Comfort, Inc.	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Micro Capital	Silver	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Micro Capital	Silver	West Coast Soap	Moorpark	Moorpark	CA
Micro Capital	Silver	El Bigote	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Micro Capital	Silver	Aromabai	Golden West HS	Visalia	CA
Video Commercial	1st	Tailored Tronics	Waubonsie Valley HS	Aurora	IL
Video Commercial	2nd	ADrop	Palm Springs HS	Palm Springs	CA
Video Commercial	3rd	Current Threads	Bakersfield HS	Bakersfield	CA
Video Commercial	Gold	Nuture	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Video Commercial	Gold	Ancora Safety	Centennial HS	Bakersfield	CA
Video Commercial	Silver	iKomo	South Pasadena HS	South Pasadena	CA
Video Commercial	Silver	Xtreme Sports	La Mirada HS	La Mirada	CA
Video Commercial	Silver	Endless POPsibilities	Marina HS	Huntington Beach	CA
Video Commercial	Silver	NAVA, Inc.	Academy of Finance and Enterprise HS	NYC	NY
Video Commercial	Silver	Safe N' Sound	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	Fabricated	Thousand Oaks HS	Thousand Oaks	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	Style Box	Palisades Charter HS	Pacific Palisades	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	Aloeha	Roosevelt HS	Fresno	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	Clever Contraptions	St. Charles East HS	St. Charles	IL
Video Commercial	Bronze	El Bigote	Samueli Academy HS	Santa Ana	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	Pure Box	Palisades Charter HS	Pacific Palisades	CA
Video Commercial	Bronze	NuApps	Francis Lewis HS	NYC	NY
Video Commercial	Bronze	ReadIN	James Logan HS	Union City	CA