‘Just Start’ Youth Entrepreneurship Academy registration is now open

Applications are now open for local students in grades 6 – 12 for the IDEA Bank’s “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship Academy.

Applications are now open for local students in grades 6 – 12 for the IDEA Bank’s “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship Academy.

Applications are now open for local students in grades 6 – 12 for the IDEA Bank’s “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship Academy.

The summer program is July 22-25 on the Troy Campus and at the IDEA Bank on the Square in downtown Troy. May 2026 high school graduates may also attend.

The “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship…

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Check them out: Student Made Store will have a tent at TroyFest this weekend with items from 26 student creators

Student creators in TROY's Student Made Store will be on hand at TroyFest this weekend.

Student creators in TROY's Student Made Store will be on hand at TroyFest this weekend.

Troy University’s Student Made Store will be participating in TroyFest on the Square in downtown Troy this weekend.

Some 26 student creators will be participating in the tent, which will be located near the IDEA Bank.

“Handmade products this year are anything you can think of. TROY sports stickers, phone cases, custom nails, so much…

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IDEA Empowerment Series & Competition application deadline is March 20 with $10,000 up for grabs for the best idea for Pike County

Students and the public alike are invited to participate in the IDEA Empowerment Series & Competition.

Students and the public alike are invited to participate in the IDEA Empowerment Series & Competition.

The IDEA Empowerment Series and Competition has gotten underway at the IDEA Bank in downtown Troy and is designed to support growth and business development.

The series brings with it a chance to compete for $10,000 in a pitch competition, that isn’t limited to just workshop participants. Both the workshops and the pitch competition are…

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Sorrell College students claims top prize in the Business IDEA Competition for ‘Trojan Tailgate’

Sorrell College sophomore accounting major Wesley Tilghman pitches his business concept at the Business IDEA Competition.

Sorrell College sophomore accounting major Wesley Tilghman pitches his business concept at the Business IDEA Competition.

The largest prize pot in the Business IDEA Competition’s history provided $8,000 in seed funding for student-pitched entrepreneurial concepts, thanks to a partnership with MAX Credit Union.

Coming in first place was Wesley Tilghman, a sophomore accounting major, for his pitch for “Trojan Tailgate,” earning $4,000 in seed money for the concept.

Wesley Tilghman took the…

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