YES (Youth Entrepreneurs Sprint) Challenge 2025

In 2025, Park Innovation is once again bringing back the Youth Entrepreneurs Sprint (YES) Challenge – Schools Edition during the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) between November 17 and 21, 2025, a competition that has already left its mark on more than 50 high school students in the Chouf.

The idea is simple, yet powerful: give Grade 11 and 12 students just two hours, a team of four, a canvas, and a challenge, and watch them turn everyday school or community problems into fresh, practical, and innovative solutions. They brainstorm, they argue, they laugh, they stress, and eventually they stand up to pitch their ideas in three minutes to a panel of judges.

For the students, it’s an experience of teamwork, entrepreneurship, and public speaking. For us, it’s about giving them the courage to take their ideas seriously. For you, as a partner, it’s a chance to stand beside them as they take those first steps. 

The YES Challenge is an entry point into entrepreneurship, a chance for students to believe in their voices, and for the community to believe in them. And this is where you come in.

• Teams of 3-4 students come together for a sprint-format challenge.
• They choose a real problem—something their school or community struggles with.
• They brainstorm, map solutions on business plan canvas, and polish their ideas into a 3-minute pitch.

Judges select winners, who receive cash prizes (500 USD for 1st prize, 300 USD for 2nd prize, and 200 USD for 3rd prize), certificates of achievement for the top 20 shortlisted teams, gifts, and visibility at the Park Innovation final showcase.