Business Plan Competition

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

BPC Competition Overview


This year’s 22nd Annual tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition begins in January 2024 with an opportunity for interested Competition teams to work Subject Matter Experts in a virtual Help Session to explore, develop and test business venture concepts. A second Help Session is also held in February. Competition deliverables are due in March and In-Person Presentation Finals take place in April. Our BPC22 activities culminate with the annual Awards Event on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 5pm at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

 

Student teams from the region’s colleges and universities compete in the Collegiate Division and early-stage entrepreneurs compete in the Non-Collegiate Division. Guests attending the May Awards Event can meet each of our finalists to learn more about their venture concepts and vote their “tecBUCKS” to select an additional crowd-sourced Wild Card Winner. Division Winners will receive $10,000 in cash prizes and share in over $100,000 of in-kind services to help launch their businesses. The Wild Card Winner, selected exclusively by event attendees, will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a share of the in-kind services. 



tecBRIDGE would like to extend a special thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers – you are the reason this event is an annual showcase of entrepreneurial vision, passion, and innovation in our community. 


2024 Annual tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition

Key Milestone Dates

Virtual Help Session #1

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 6 p.m. Registration Required * 

Virtual Help Session #2

Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 6 p.m. Registration Required * 

Team Submissions Due 

Friday, March 22, 2024

Finalists Notification Announcement 

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Live Presentation Finals 

Thursday, April 18, 2024

– Collegiate Division 3 p.m.

– Non-Collegiate Division 6 p.m.

 Awards Event

Thursday, May 2, 2024 , 5 p.m.


BPC 2023 Winners

Collegiate Division

Sensify

Lackawanna College

Non-Collegiate Division

OCOA

Berks County

Education Partner of the Year Award

Marie Ernst

Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences

McNally Mentor of the Year Award

Neal Deangelo III

Tri-Mountain Ventures

Founding Sponsors


Silver Sponsors


Bronze Sponsors


BPC Gallery

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