{"id":478,"date":"2016-04-14T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business\/?p=478"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:03:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:03:52","slug":"business-plan-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/business-plan-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC hosts Business Plan and Elevator Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPC is now hosting its 6th Annual Business Plan and Elevator Pitch Competition<\/a>, which awards over $10,000 in prizes to budding student entrepreneurs each year.<\/p>\n

The competition offers an opportunity for students to showcase their talents and sharpen their skills as they prepare for and present in a live \u201cShark Tank\u201d Like competition.<\/p>\n

Students from all campuses and disciplines compete for the cash awards and many have gone on to launch their concepts and entered the business world more prepared for all the challenges in the marketplace. Student success stories are featured in our Mind Your Business Student Showcase display at the Seminole Campus and on the college\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Each finalist that will be presenting on April 21st, 2016 has completed two rounds of judging with eight different panel members. Our judges are successful investors and entrepreneurs, who put our students and their bright ideas to the test.<\/p>\n

SPC understands that entrepreneurship is important to students and our economy, and success is only possible through partnership and preparation. The competition offers both to each participant and provides not only a chance to build skills and confidence, and a solid network, it offers cash funds winners can use to get started on their business launch.<\/p>\n

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Student success stories are featured in our Mind Your Business Student Showcase display<\/a> at the Seminole Campus.<\/p>\n

All awards for the business plan competition have been made possible thanks to the generosity and commitment of our sponsors. Our list of business partners is growing. See our partners and join our sponsors by checking our Career & Entrepreneurship Center website at www.spcollege.edu\/cec<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Entrepreneurship Program, Career and Entrepreneurship Center<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not only our SPC students who have achieved success and recognition \u2013 so too has the Entrepreneurship Program and Career & Entrepreneurship Center <\/a>at the Seminole Campus \u2013 home base for the Entrepreneurship Program at SPC.<\/p>\n

The program and its faculty have received awards and recognition for:<\/p>\n