JA SOCIAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Featuring: JA Social Innovation Challenge

No other Brevard program captures the entrepreneurial spirit more than the JA Business Blastoff Challenge.

When: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Where: FIT

Time: 6:00 PM ET

 

This spring, teams of young entrepreneurial Brevard County high school students will compete in the 13th Annual JA Social Innovation Challenge. Florida Tech scholarships, a Women in STEM Scholarship, a National Estuary Prize for innovation focused on the Indian River Lagoon, cash prizes, billboards from Clear Channel Outdoor, a pro bono patent attorney consultation from Widerman Malek, a marketing consultation from Rock Paper Simple, and the opportunity to work with some of Brevard’s premier business and community leaders.

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