Y.E.S. Marketplace – Top 25 Showcase

Join us on Friday, February 28, as the Top 23 teams of the 2025 Y.E.S. Competition showcase their business ideas at the Y.E.S. Marketplace Showcase.

The Y.E.S. competition is one of the state’s best ways to introduce young Arkansans to entrepreneurship. It’s free to any 5th-8th grade student in Arkansas. Students engage their core reading, writing, and math skills to write the business plan, but also rely on creativity, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and teamwork skills as they move through the competition process.

Showcase & Judging: 10am – 12pm, Level 3

Awards: 1:30pm, Level 2 East

Awards, trophies, and certificates will be presented to first- through fourth-place winners in these categories:

• Best Business Plan*
• Most Innovative Idea**
• Best Retail Booth Display**
• Best Marketing Piece**

*Decided after Round 1
**Must be present at Expo Day

To learn more about Economics Arkansas and the Y.E.S. Competition, click here: economicsarkansas.org