About Y.E.S. for Arkansas 2.0

With a vision for promoting entrepreneurship statewide, the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), an affiliate of Arkansas Capital Corporation, conceived the idea for a statewide business plan competition for grades 5-8.

Over the last six years, over 3,000 students have participated in this business plan education program winning over $30,000 in cash prizes both for the students and their teacher advisor.

With the success of the Young Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.) for Arkansas 5-8, AEAF sought to create a competition for high school youth grades 9-12.

The goal for this level of competition is to educate, promote and foster the development of innovation and entrepreneurial thinking prior to attending a post secondary institution.