Before graduating college, I won over $20,000 from business competitions, pitched my idea to Mark Cuban, traveled for free, and rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange. I often reminisce and wonder…how the heck did I do that?! Those accomplishments were the result of amazing opportunities I took advantage of, and you can too. The common denominator was my participation in business competitions. Aside from the…
Business plan competitions are a great way for students to get experience working on their idea and win resources to help develop it. While you may not want to pick your school based on a business plan competition alone these schools also have great business and entrepreneurship programs. Most school competitions are for students only but if you live nearby the finals could be a great event to…