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RSVP for BPC 2024 Dinner

 

BPC 2024
RSVP before April 15 to reserve your spot at the 2024 Business Plan Competition Dinner from 5-8pm, Thursday April 25, 2024

 

Last chance to RSVP for the Awards Dinner! RSVP HERE

We hope you will join us at the 2024 BPC Awards Dinner following the Final Presentation Round and trade show reception on the WSU Pullman campus in the Senior Ballroom of the Compton Student Union Building.

At the awards dinner you will enjoy a keynote address and find out who will emerge as winners.

Please note that everyone attending the Awards Dinner should RSVP, including students, monitors and coordinators, advisors etc.

RSVP HERE

About BPC: The WSU Business Plan Competition (BPC) is organized by the WSU Center for Entrepreneurial Studies to create opportunities to practice entrepreneurship in a real-world setting. The BPC gives students skills, knowledge, and resources to start their own ventures or be intrepreneurial leaders in existing organizations.

About CfE: The Center for Entrepreneurship is an innovation resource hub; promoting entrepreneurial engagement, scholarship and dialog.

 

Entrepreneurial Faculty Ambassadors (EFA) Nights at the Museum April 9, 2024

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EFA Nights at the Museum

 

You are invited to attend the EFA Nights at the Museum at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at WSU Pullman on Tuesday, April 9th, 5 – 6:30 PM. Welcome remarks to be given by Paul Warner, Executive Director of the WSU Center for Entrepreneurship.

Come enjoy complimentary beverages (beer, wine and non-alcoholic), hors d’oeuvres, learn about our activities, meet like-minded peers, see amazing art, and network with people who can support your initiative and advance your efforts. All are welcome to join us — EFA membership is not required!

Please RSVP HERE 

 

BPC Bites 6 – Trade Show

bpc bites

Interested in learning more about how to present your business at a trade show? It’s an important skill and trade shows might be a bridge to the next level of your business.

With the upcoming BPC Trade Show coming up on April 25, BPC Bites 6 offers presenters the opportunity to understand what goes into a compelling booth.

Register and join other entrepreneurs Thursday, April 11 · 12 – 1pm in the Startup Den – Commons Building 1st Floor at 225 SE Idaho Street.

Come get your insider tips from professionals on successful approaches and ensure you are putting your best foot forward! REGISTER HERE

 

About BPC: The WSU Business Plan Competition (BPC) is organized by the WSU Center for Entrepreneurial Studies to give students from all majors an opportunity to practice entrepreneurship in a real-world setting. The BPC gives students skills, knowledge, and resources to start their own ventures or be entrepreneurial leaders in existing organizations.

What are Bites?: BPC Bites are informational events hosted by the Center of Entrepreneurship to better inform, prepare, and promote WSU students about the 2024 Business Plan Competition.

About CfE: The Center for Entrepreneurship is an innovation resource hub for students; promoting entrepreneurial engagement, scholarship and dialog across the university.

 

2024 Business Plan Competition Teams Moving Forward

Business Plan Competition presenters

The 2024 Business Plan Competition (BPC) Teams advancing to Presentation Round have been announced.

BPC is an annual event where entrepreneurs can, “Develop ideas, build a team, write a business plan, pitch your idea for real money.”

Teams advancing to the Presentation Round have submitted one-page executive summaries, will attend a Team Information Night, then submit a full business plan and present to judges on April 19. The top five finalists will pitch at the Final Round of Presentations on April 25, which includes a tradeshow, keynote, and award ceremony.

The full list of teams 

In addition, the Jones Milestone Accelerator (JMA) will begin accepting applications April 8. JMA is a 10-week program to help student-led ventures includes mentoring, advising and upon successful completion of the program up to $20,000 in non-dilutive funding. Washington State University students (undergraduate, graduate, post-doc) or recent alumni (graduated within the last 5 years) are encouraged to apply!

To learn more about how to submit, click here.