This Wednesday evening, the second annual Buffalo High School Startup Challenge, will be happening to showcase a number of student entrepreneurs vying for funding for their startup businesses.
The challenge is sponsored through and modeled after a similar one by Impact 307.
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Buffalo High School sophomore Caydence Engling said growing up, she thought she wanted to be a doctor because she likes to help people. Then ever since I started taking business classes, I just came to the conclusion that I want to be able to own my own business and kind of do my own thing, Engling said.
That business class was with her teacher Kami Kennedy. Kennedy, a business owner herself, also advises the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Buffalo. My whole goal is that they re going to be able to accomplish and continue to grow and develop businesses, but I think they ll be like 15 years ahead of where I was starting. So, I think that just gives them that opportunity because I really believe that entrepreneurship is experience, Kennedy said.
Today we will continue our look back at Johnson County’s top stories during the last year as we focus on September through December of 2020.
Johnson County’s Shoreline Regulations concerning Lake DeSmet began review and discussion in September as requested by the county commissioners, who have been contacted by landowners wanting to make changes to their properties adjacent to the shoreline but are not allowed to do so under the regulations. Those discussions are ongoing.
There was an attempted kidnapping in Buffalo in September. According to Johnson County Code Red, an attempt was made to kidnap a 12 year-old female by a white male in a newer pickup with no known license plate. No arrests have been made to date in the case.
December 21, 2020
IMPACT 307, Sheridan’s business incubator, recently held its inaugural Buffalo High School Start-Up Challenge pitch event, the first of its kind at the high school level in Wyoming.
The winners of the first round were Hell Hound Forge, founded by Chase Wellington; N.E.W. Bricks, founded by Sam Hulick; and Purpose Planner, created by Caydence Engling.
In all, five student entrepreneurs presented their business plans and ideas in front of a panel of judges assembled by IMPACT 307. The student businesses are competing for $5,000 in seed capital funding to help start their ventures.
IMPACT 307, with business incubators in Casper, Laramie and Sheridan, is a business development program of the University of Wyoming. It is administered by UW’s Office of Research and Economic Development.
Five Buffalo High School student entrepreneurs gave presentations on their business ideas to a panel of judges compiled by IMPACT 307 for a chance to win funding to make their ideas a reality.
The inaugural Buffalo High School Start-Up Challenge was held on Wednesday, and the five students and their ideas were: Sam Hulick with N.E.W. Bricks: Chase Wellington with Hell Hound Forge; Caydence Engling with Purpose Planner; Katelyn Sutton with Breezy Bookings; and Aaron Dyess with Car Meets Now.
According to a release from Scot Rendall with IMPACT 307, all five did an outstanding job of creating and preparing a professional presentation.