A marketing strategy competitors that engaged 36 entries from three states concluded on Thursday, April 6, with the announcement of winners within the 2023 Arkansas Tech College Excessive College Enterprise Problem.

The workforce championship went to Workforce Co-Go, which consisted of Emma Mitchell and Skyler Wooldridge from Rison Excessive College. Their enterprise concept was to develop a university preparatory program that will assist highschool college students effectively meet deadlines associated to the faculty utility course of.

Mitchell and Wooldridge acquired a $500 money prize and every acquired a $1,000 scholarship to ATU in recognition of their victory.

Tibor Hollman of Joshua, Texas, claimed the person title with a marketing strategy entitled “Jerry’s Tech Workforce.” A senior at Joshua Excessive College, Hollman’s idea was to promote customizable college spirit objects with a purpose of producing the funds essential to assemble a statue devoted to Jerry the Bulldog, ATU campus ambassador, on the Arkansas Tech campus in Russellville.

Hollman, who plans to enroll at ATU for fall 2023, acquired $500 money and a $3,000 ATU scholarship along with his award-winning idea.

Second place within the workforce competitors and a prize of $250 money went to Workforce Straightforward Training from Mountain House Excessive College. Workforce members have been Kylie Andrews, Jacob Cottengim, Jackson Jones and Cadence Webster.

Madison Rodriguez of Dardanelle Excessive College collected second place within the particular person class along with her idea entitled “White Oak Mountain Tour.” She acquired $250 money and a $2,000 ATU scholarship.

Daniel Antonino of Russellville Excessive College completed third within the particular person competitors along with his idea entitled “Vis Veris.” He acquired a $1,000 ATU scholarship.

Of the 36 groups from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas that entered the 2023 ATU Excessive College Enterprise Problem, 12 introduced their ideas in the course of the competitors finals at ATU’s Doc Bryan Pupil Companies Middle Lecture Corridor. Standards for judging included the workforce’s or the person’s enterprise start-up or enlargement concept, their presentation group and construction, their advertising plan, the potential for profitability, their means to deal with and procure assets, their professionalism and their means to supply high quality solutions to questions.

Ronda Hawkins, director of the Arkansas Small Enterprise and Expertise Growth Middle regional workplace at ATU, Thomas Pennington, professor of authorized research within the ATU College of Enterprise, and Dr. Stephen Jones, professor of administration within the ATU College of Enterprise, served as judges.

Winners have been introduced by Dr. Russell Jones, dean of the ATU School of Enterprise and Financial Growth.

College students from Mount Ida Excessive College and Riverview Excessive College in addition to extra groups from Mountain House Excessive College, Dardanelle Excessive College and Rison Excessive College additionally reached the finals of the 2023 ATU Excessive College Problem.

This yr marked the eleventh version of the ATU Excessive College Enterprise Problem, which is run by the ATU School of Enterprise and Financial Growth and sponsored by Farm Bureau of Pope County, Textbook Brokers and the ATU College of Enterprise.

Go to www.atu.edu/enterprise to study extra concerning the ATU School of Enterprise and Financial Growth.