The Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Can Help You Scale Your Business
As an entrepreneur, you spend your time where you need to the most, by seeking out and capitalizing on growth opportunities. The WT Enterprise Center and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation want to help you scale your business in the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge. This is much more than just giving you a chance to win money. The Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge helps you to:
Create an investment-worthy business plan to forecast the future of your business
Receive mentorship and business coaching to allow you to update your personal skill sets
Gain valuable resources and support systems to help you grow as leader in our community
Whether or not you receive the funding, we promise you will walk away from this challenge knowing the steps you need to take to grow your business with resources to help you get there.
How To Participate
Receive An Email When Applications Open For The 28th Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Competition.
Dates for the 28th Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge will be announced in Fall ’24.
Photos from the 23-24 Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Awards Ceremony
These companies will add an expected $15.5 million to our local economy...
Did you know that since the WT Enterprise Center started managing the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge program in 2009, awardees have reported more than $1.48 billion in revenue, more than $401 million in payroll and more than $76 million in capital investments.
Supporting Amarillo Entrepreneurs For Over 25 Years
The Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge is a program of the WT Enterprise Center and funded by the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation. During the annual competition, participants receive qualified coaching and a support system to help them achieve their goals and reach the next level of their business. The Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge began in 1995, and since the WT Enterprise Center started managing the program in 2009, the program has:
- Awarded 105 cash grants
- Helped local businesses generate $1.65 Billion in revenue for the Amarillo economy
- $435 Million in W-2 Payroll
- Brought $82.5 Million in additional equity capital
And for the 2023 reporting period, Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge recipients reported the following economic data:
• 733 Full Time Employees
• $166 million in total revenue
• $5.9 Million in Capital Investments
Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge
We would like to thank the following organizations for their continued support for the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge program:
Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
Amarillo National Bank
FirstBank Southwest
First United Bank
Happy State Bank
Interstate Bank
America's SBDC at WTAMU
