DECA Inc. has announced the 2017 winners of the DECA Idea Challenge, a premiere event of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The 2017 challenge pushed students in elementary school, middle school, high school and college to create a new use for an everyday, household item. Thi syear the competition mystery item was rubber bands. Competitors had just one week to design their innovative idea – as well as a creative pitch video of their new product.
DECA selected three winners, one for each level of the competition, based on creativity, teamwork and determination each team illustrated while competing in the challenge.
The winning teams are:
Elementary/Middle School Level – DECA Super Stars from Gros Islet Infant School, Saint Lucia
High School Level – The Rubber Restrictor from River Hill High School, Maryland, United States
Collegiate Level – Energy Saving Rubber Band from Northwood University, Michigan, United States
Each winning team will receive a monetary award from DECA.
DECA is a nonprofit that prepares young entrepreneurs in high schools and colleges around the world for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. The organization has more than 225,000 members in 3,774 chapters in all 50 United States and in nine countries. Over the last 70 years, DECA has impacted the lives of more than 10 million students, teachers and business professionals. You can learn more about DECA here.