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You’ve seen “Shark Tank.” You’ve heard of Kickstarter. We know DECA is an incubator for
entrepreneurship awesomeness. At DECA WRLC it all gets combined together in the first
ever DECA Garage! To top it off, there is $2,500 in investment cash on the line for the top
DECA business concept compliments of our partners at Microsoft!
GO BUSINESS!
DECA GARAGE
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Thursday Evening
(4:00–7:00 p.m.)
DECA-preneurs will meet with their personal
entrepreneurship coach and mentor Mr.
Jason Lucash to get started in the DECA
Garage. Jason will lead DECA-preneurs
in the development of their business and
preparation to successfully pitch their
concept to DECA investors.
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Friday
(9:00 a.m.–3:15 p.m.)
DECA-preneurs will be working on their
business concept in the DECA Garage. They
will be tinkering, thinking, creating, planning,
and learning all about how to take their
business from their own home garages to
big time businesses.
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Saturday
On Saturday WRLC attendees will get to
personally meet with the DECA-preneurs in
Kickstarter fashion in the Downtown DECA
experience. DECA-preneurs will pitch their
businesses. DECA members will get DECA
Dollars to mock invest in their favorite
business concepts.
On Saturday evening it’s time for the DECA
Shark Tank! The top two business concepts
who received the most DECA Dollars earlier
on Saturday will face off live in front of DECA
members, real entrepreneurs, and executive
sharks in the GO! Closing Session! DECA-
preneurs will pitch. Members will get to text
vote for their favorite business to try and
influence the sharks. Ultimately, the DECA
Sharks will decide who should receive the
$2,500 in startup capital!
