Eight Atlanta-area middle and high school students, all graduates of the HOPE Business In A Box Academies (HBIABA) youth entrepreneurship initiative, participated in a pitch competition sponsored by Huntington Bank on the opening night of the HOPE Global Forums 2017 Annual Meeting. Congratulations to the $1,500-winner Asia Thurmon, owner and founder of EZ Party Pack, and the other youth entrepreneurs who each received $1,000 to grow their businesses. WATCH: