Secondary students in the area have been participating in a nine-month competition in business. This business plan challenge is a unique competition aimed at introducing entrepreneurship to secondary school-aged students while offering them an opportunity to compete for a great prize. The students have been preparing business plans and a panel of local business people will evaluate their work. The plan is open to secondary school students in the area and KDHS, Ecole secondaire de Hearst and Ecole Secondaire l’Alliance are participating. The showcase of this business plan challenge will be later this month and is open to the public. This is sponsored by North Claybelt Community Futures Development Corporation, NOHFC, Far North-East Training Board,, Commerce Managment Group, University of Hearst, College Boreal, Neonet, TD Canada Trust, Collins Barrow and FedNor.