Megan's Exquisite Events

Megan Verchereau is a recent DeWitt High School graduate with plans to attend Grand Valley State University in the fall. Summers for recent high school graduates are typically spent finalizing college plans, scraping together financial aid, thinking about majors, and spending time with friends. In Megan’s case, add “starting a business,” to that list.

As part of a high school project, Megan was asked to write a business plan for a small company. Although many students chose to create fictitious companies, Megan developed the concept for a meeting and event planning company she long dreamed of starting. With her concept and business plan drafted, Megan’s business, Exquisite Events, took shape.

Earlier this year, Megan decided to submit her business plan to a local Clinton County Youth Ventures Business Plan Competition and IGNITE’s Second Annual Young Entrepreneur competition. Both competitions offered pre-seed development stipends as prizes. Megan won second and first places in the “Service” divisions at the competitions.

After winning recognition and seed money for her project, Megan became energized to further develop Exquisite Events.  When asked about the competitions, she noted, “It is such a good feeling to know that something you dream about can take shape and become real through planning and hard work.”

Megan has been active in Dance, Marching Band and Swim team. She was recently elected to the State Officer Team of the Michigan Chapter of the Business Professionals of America (BPA).  Her official title is State Secretary and Treasurer.  Already her new BPA role has taken her to California to the National convention and to other leadership development events.   With college in her future, her year-long obligation as a BPA state officer and the prospect of creating a company to run, she is both excited and very busy.

Megan currently lives in DeWitt, and you can contact her at meganverchereau@hotmail.com.

Interviews with Megan providing inspiration to other young entrepreneurs can be found on IGNITE's multimedia page. Click here!