What’s Your Big Idea? Business Plan Competition

2023 Schedule

DateSchedule
January 12Big Idea Kickoff; First Business Plan Lab
January 13Deadline to submit online Intent to Compete Form
January 19What is a Business Plan
January 26Business Plan Lab: Section I of Plan – The Industry, Library Resources to Support Writing the Plan
February 2Business Plan Lab: Section II of Plan – The Company, Concept, and Product(s) or Service(s)
February 9Business Plan Lab: Section III of Plan – Market Analysis (aka ‘The Market’)
February 9Submit Business Plan Model (2-3 pages)
February 16Business Plan Lab: More on Section III of Plan – Market Analysis
February 23Business Plan Lab: Section IV of Plan – The Economics of the Business
March 2Business Plan Lab: Section V of Plan – The Marketing Plan
March 9Business Plan Lab: Section VII of Plan – Operations Plan
March 9Initial Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM
March 23Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan
March 21-25Individual Feedback Meetings on Initial Draft
March 30Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan Help Session
April 6Final Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM
April 6Business Plan Lab: Sections VIII – Management Team, IX – Overall Schedule, and X – Critical Risks, Problems, and Assumptions
April 10Top 16 Semi-Finalists Announced
April 14Semi-Finalist Revised Business Plans Due by Noon
April 20Semi-Finals: Top Sixteen Teams Present
April 21Finals: Top Four Teams Present