BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

BPC Competition Overview

This year’s 23^rd Annual tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition begins in January 2025 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 BPC23 activities culminate with the annual Awards Event on Thursday, May 1, 2025 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.