K-State Business Case Competition
Put Your Business Skills to the Test
The K-State Business Case Competition Sponsored by Textron gives K-State College of Business students the opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom to a real-world business challenge. Working in teams, students will analyze a business case, develop a strategic recommendation, and present their solution to business professionals from Textron.
The competition is exclusively open to K-State College of Business students, and no previous case competition experience is required.
Competition Details
Competition Date: October 30, 2026
Registration: September 7 – October 9
Team Size: 3–4 students
Prize Pool: $5,000
Eligibility: K-State College of Business students only
Location: K-State College of Business
Cross-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. Bringing together students from different business majors allows teams to approach the case from multiple perspectives and more closely reflects how problems are solved in the business world.
Why Participate?
The competition provides an opportunity to:
- Apply classroom knowledge to a real business challenge
- Develop problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
- Gain professional presentation experience
- Collaborate with students from other College of Business majors
- Present directly to professionals from Textron
- Build your résumé with meaningful experiential learning
- Compete for a share of $5,000 in prize money
Who Can Participate?
Participation is limited to current K-State College of Business students in the following majors:
Accounting | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Finance | Management | Management Information Systems | Marketing | Operations & Supply Chain Management | Professional Strategic Selling
Students will compete in teams of 3–4.
Don’t Have a Team?
That’s okay! College of Business students may register individually, and we will work to place individual participants with other students looking for teammates.
How the Competition Works
Teams will receive a business case and supporting information prior to the competition. Each team will analyze the situation, identify the most important business challenges, and develop a well-supported strategic recommendation.
On competition day, teams will present their recommendations during preliminary rounds. Top-performing teams will advance to the final round and present to a panel of Textron judges.
Teams will be evaluated on their analysis, strategy, cross-functional thinking, business justification, presentation, and ability to respond to questions.
$5,000 in Awards
Prize money will be awarded to the top five teams:
1st Place — $2,000
2nd Place — $1,200
3rd Place — $800
4th Place — $600
5th Place — $400
Ready to Compete?
Registration is open September 7 through October 9.
Students may register as a complete team or individually to be placed on a team.
Register below by October 9:
Questions about the competition can be directed to the College of Business Career Development team.
