April 16-18, 2018
Pier 92
New York, NY
Key Stats
- Over $12.6 million transacted
- 5,000 total participants
- 4,700 student participants
- 210 VE companies represented
- 12 states represented
- 9 countries represented
Competition Results
Results for the National Business Plan Competition, National Finance Competition, National Human Resources Competition, National Marketing Competition, Global Business Challenge, Booth Design Competition, Sales Pitch Competition, and Sales Materials Competition are now available on the Competition Results page.
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Social Media Contest Winners
crumbConnect, Jericho HS, NY
Agex Trading Company, Escola do Sebrae, Brazil
Gizmo Gadget, William McKinley JHS, NY
ConnoCrate, V.R. Eaton HS, TX
Stellar job @ConnoCrate! I’m incredibly proud of all of us! ? #2018YBS pic.twitter.com/hPuCl3U3O1
— Karina ❄️ (@karinagarci15) April 18, 2018
Global Goodies, Parkway West HS, MO
What's going to the #2018YBS without going to the @Nasdaq opening bell? @VEInternational @GlobalGoodiesVE pic.twitter.com/MeHsGrP8cc
— Aaron McKnight (@aaron_blakie) April 17, 2018
Ice for Ice, Morris Knolls High School, NJ
Just our CEO and VP doing business with Spain at the @VEInternational #2018YBS pic.twitter.com/ifkUGQPyR9
— Ice for Ice (@iceforice_ve) April 17, 2018
2018 YBS Media Center
Go to the Media Center to find photos from all events, news about VE students and the Youth Business Summit, videos (coming in May), and digital copies of the event booklet.
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Thank You to Our Supporters
On behalf of the VEI, we would like to give a huge thank you to all the partners, supporters, volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, staff members, and individuals that made this event such a success. It would not have been possible without you!
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Save the Dates: 2019 Youth Business Summit
Mark your calendars now for the 2019 Youth Business Summit, taking place April 15-17, 2019 at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal! Registration will go live October 2018.