Monday, February 17, 2025 12pm to 5pm
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https://utrgv.startuptree.co/event/s/oRR2DZRNMPtdGFS6iSZvjq/UTRGV-Business-Plan-Competition-2025 ##UTRGV #CIC #UTRGVBusinessPlanCompetition2025 UTRGV Business Plan Competition – The UTRGV Center for Innovation & Commercialization, a division of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, will hold its annual Business Plan Competition this spring. All full-time UTRGV students are welcome to apply. Winners will be determined by a pool of judges comprised of experienced entrepreneurs and business professionals.Â
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👤ELIGIBILITY
Team must only consist of currently enrolled UTRGV undergraduate, graduate, or resident students, with a four-member team limit. Only one UTRGV student may be the spokesperson in the 60-second video. Up to two UTRGV students may deliver the pitch presentation. Team cannot include any UTRGV faculty, staff, alumni, or community members. All team members must reside in the Rio Grande Valley and must plan to open their business in the RGV.
RULES:
Generally excluded are the following: buy-outs, expansions of existing companies, real estate syndications, tax shelters, franchises, licensing agreements for distribution in a different geographical area, and spinouts from existing corporations. Licensing technologies from universities or research labs are allowed, assuming they have not been commercialized previously. Business ideas can be drawn from any business or industry sector. Business ideas may be for either for-profit or non-profit ventures.
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Reviewer/Judging Criteria
The pool of reviewers and judges for the competition will be comprised of local business leaders, university faculty, and investment professionals from the RGV community.Â
Judges will score the teams’ deliverables using their best judgment with respect to the 60-second video and executive summary. The top ten teams receiving the highest collective scores on the Executive Summary and Elevator Pitch Video will advance to the second round of the competition and will be invited to submit their full business plans for review.Â
The decisions of the reviewers or judges in each round of the Business Plan Competition are final.
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Elevator Pitch Video Guidelines
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Use the "Enter Now" button on the top of this page to submit your application.Â
Once submitted, the idea is finalized for that round. No changes can be made after application is submitted. Please email stephanie.mendez01@utrgv.edu if you have any questions!
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