Here is a list of business plan competitions for university students in Canada and beyond. Business plan competitions are great opportunities for mentorship, funding, and more. Please note that these dates are approximate as they are from 2010.
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| When (2010) | What (click for website) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 Feb 3 – notification Feb 5 – Official acceptance form due March 1 – business plan mailed (due March 12) and emailed with submission form Actual comp Apr 9-10 |
New Ventures World Competition (20K) MOOT |
Nebraska |
| Submit by Feb 1 (business plan, proposal), competition March 25 – 26 | University of San Francisco International Business Plan Competition (10K) |
San Francisco |
| Submit by Jan 30 Feb 24 – submit Powerpoint Feb 27 – 28 – conference |
Harvard Pitch for Change (6K) | Massachusetts |
| Feb 14 – 2 page overview of idea, 5 min video on Youtube | Funding ($3,000 per student and up to $9,000 per team), free office pace, free living space at VeloCity, and connections to mentors as they work on developing their product or service. | Velocity, Waterloo |
| Feb 15 – 10 page business plan Feb 22-26 – online pitch presentations |
CBET Rise (5K) | Waterloo |
| Jan 21-23 | Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition | Kingston |
| March 26/27 – final weekend | Ivey Business Plan Competition | London |
| March, 10th – 13th, 2010. 10th FGV Latin Moot Corp – 2010 | Latin MOOT Corp – no prize money (first yr), pay for tickets to go to MOOT corp – in-kind prize: consultancy and law in Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
| Actual comp March 26, 27 | Wake Forest (10K) | North Carolina |
| April 1 – submit video May – final event |
Dell Social Innovation Competition (50K) | Austin, Texas |
| March 19 – business plans due Actual comp Apr 15 – 17 |
RICE (900K) – MOOT |
Houston, Texas |
| Mar 25 – Semi-final biz plans due Apr 8 – 10 – final competition |
New Venture Championship (70K) - MOOT |
Portland, Oregon |
| March 25 – 27 – Final weekend | University of Manitoba (90K) - MOOT |
Manitoba |
| March 27 – presentation (by internet) | Tony Brower Exposition (7.5K) | Online |
| Semi-final submissions and contact with mentor due Apr 11 Final round May 11 |
Technology Venture Challenge (10K) | Ottawa |
| Final weekend March 19 – 20 May need to pay for delegate fee |
National Business and Technology Conference | Toronto |
| March 29 April 1 – presentations |
Kinnear | Kingston |
| Apr 10 – presentation | Harvard Business Plan Competition | Harvard |
| Submit by March 31 Finals – July |
Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition at SMU (37K, all travel paid for) | Singapore |
| Actual comp Apr 9 – 10 | New Ventures World Competition (20K – all 8 teams win $) – MOOT |
Nebraska |
| July 16 – concept plan Sept 15 – full business plan Sept 22 – interview |
Enterprize, Brisbane | Australia |
| Sept 27 | Idea to Product(R) UT Competition | University of Texas |
| Nov 8 | Cardinal Challenge | University of Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 4 | Nascent 500 | Indiana |
| Camino Real Venture Competition | Louisville | |
| Feb | Enterprize | UBC |