2026 NFTE South Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase Semifinals (Virtual)

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase Finals is the culminating event of the NFTE program, where students present business ideas they have developed throughout the year. Students participating in this competition have advanced through their school and district-level events and will present their business plans to a panel of volunteer judges from the entrepreneurial and professional community.

This year’s South Regional Showcase will be hosted by Comerica and sponsored by EY, G-Unity, PayPal, Santander, and Zuora, with associate support from American Student Assistance (ASA).

The top South Region businesses will advance to the National Competition in November 2026 in New York City.

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South Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase Semifinals Judging (Virtual)

Thursday, April 30, 10:00 AM CST – 11:30 AM CST

This is a virtual event. Once registered, a confirmation email and calendar invite will be sent. The Zoom link will be sent in the calendar invite. In addition, if you are a judge for the semifinals round, you will not serve as a judge for the first round and vice versa.
 

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Your Role As a judge, you'll volunteer using our online business plan competition platform called Reviewr. You will be assigned 3-5 student business plans to review, including pitch decks, executive summaries, and pitch videos. Your task is to determine which plans offer the most innovative solutions to real-world problems and demonstrate strong entrepreneurial mindsets. Using a rubric form we provide, you will score each presentation and provide constructive feedback to help students improve their business plans and presentation skills.

Tech Requirements: Computer and strong internet connection