15th annual Business Plan/Business Model Canvas or Business Video Pitch competitions
15th Annual Student Business/Entrepreneurship 2023 Competitions
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS (BMC) Plans & BUSINESS VIDEO PITCH Plans
Hosted by: VtSBDC | VT REAL | VBEC
REQUIREMENTS, TIMELINES/SUBMISSIONS, EXPECTATIONS, FORMATS & RUBRICS
Open to all Vermont High School & Career-Tech Center Students – Cash Prizes for Top Entries
SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS:
Schools may submit up to four Business Model Canvas (BMC) Plans and four Business Video Pitches. If a school would like to submit additional plans/pitches- reach out to Laurel Butler to see if it is possible.
Laurel Butler: lbutler@vtsbdc.org (802) 922-3692 Business Advisor - Startup and Student/Educator Entrepreneur Specialist, VT Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC)
TIMELINES/WHAT & HOW TO SUBMIT:
February 18 – May 19, 2023 Competitions are Open
Students prepare a Business Model Canvas (BMC) plan or Business Video Pitch of a product(s) and/or service(s) using the attached Explanations and Rubrics as guidelines. Students may compete in only one of the options (either BMC or video).
- Business plans – in the Business Model Canvas format (up to two pages) plus an Executive Summary (up to two pages)
- Business Video Pitches (MP4 or YouTube format) – 5 minutes – plus a written Executive summary (up to two pages)
May 19th: Submission Deadline
May 22nd – June 2nd first and second rounds of judging.
Week of June 6th Announcement of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and potential honorable mention placements.