High School BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

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2026 High School Business Plan Competition


Welcome to the Eighth Annual tecBRIDGE High School Business Plan Competition! The HSBPC challenges teams to create a STEAM¹- based business and is open to individual high school and home school students living in the following Northeastern Pennsylvania counties:


  • Berks
  • Lackawanna
  • Luzerne
  • Monroe
  • Pike
  • Schuylkill
  • Susquehanna
  • Wayne


HSBPC teams conduct research in key areas required to build a successful business and share their business story through written responses to this year’s Question Set and a formal venture presentation.

 

For more information on the Competition, please contact Don Webster at dwebster@tecbridgepa.org


1 STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

2026 Competition Milestone Dates

HSBPC Deliverables Due Friday, March 13, 2026
HSBPC Presentation Finalists Announced Friday, March 27, 2026
HSBPC Live Presentation Finals Saturday, April 18, 2026
tecBRIDGE Awards Event Wednesday, April 29, 2026

2025 Champions

HealthHue

MMI Preparatory School

Rishi Patel and Sharan Parikh

Foundation Sponsor


Willian McGown Charitable Fund logo

Gold Sponsor


Can Do logo
Canbe Innovation center logo
Ignite logo
Scranton Plan logo

Silver Sponsor


W/B connect logo

Bronze Sponsors


HNB logo
Discover NEPA logo
Predictable property LLC logo