{"id":1719,"date":"2019-06-10T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:16:33","slug":"challenging-entrepreneurs-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/10\/challenging-entrepreneurs-of-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenging Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1719_f1fcd6-6d dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1719_13fd62-dd\">Dr. John Sparco, director of Business Analytics and Marketing programs, served on an expert panel of judges at the world\u2019s largest entrepreneurship competition for high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Diamond Challenge, students aged 14-18 from around the globe pitch their ideas. Dr. Sparco worked virtually to evaluate projects in Philadelphia, as well as various locations in Africa and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir ideas ranged from rudimentary models to well-developed concepts,\u201d he says. \u201cThe one thing they had in common is that they were very well communicated through their PowerPoint presentations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each team of students worked with a counselor to come up with either a business model that would generate profits or a social innovation that would result in a positive impact on people or the environment. 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