Business Plan Competition
- 1st Place $20,000
- 2nd Place $10,000
- 3rd Place $5,000
- 4th Place $2,500
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Graduate Edition is our premier competition and represents a prestigious, international academic opportunity designed to mimic the real world process of starting a new venture while rewarding innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit.
March 11-12, 2021
Delivered virtually
The competition is for graduate students to gain real experience while developing and growing new ventures based on the student created, managed or owned ventures. Teams will also receive expertise and feedback from our leading industry expert judges including Stu Clark himself.
Throughout this 2-day competition teams will compete in an Elevator Pitch and Business Plan Presentation for and will evaluate the feasibility, market opportunity and business model of a new venture.
Note: All 16 teams are competing in the semi-finals on Thursday March 11, however this round is not open to the public to watch. Teams will find out live on Friday at 11:00 am who the final 4 teams are. Format for the live presentations are: 15 minute presentation then 10 minute Q&A from a panel of expert judges.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
*All activities on Thursday are closed to the public. All times in CST.
Friday, March 12, 2021
*All activities on Friday are open to the public. All times in CST.
Sign up to watch the elevator pitch competition and championships round by clicking HERE!
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The Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Graduate Edition represents a prestigious, international academic competition designed to mimic the real world process of starting a new venture while rewarding innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit.
The competition is for graduate students to gain real experience while developing and growing new ventures based on the student created, managed or owned ventures.
Throughout this 2-day competition teams will compete in an elevator pitch and business plan presentation for more than $40,000 and will evaluate the feasibility, market opportunity and business model of a new venture.
What is an elevator pitch? One presenter pitches their business venture in a concise but thorough and engaging way.
As this competition is open to the public, data or information discussed or divulged throughout the competition is considered information that can enter the public domain therefore teams requiring non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) should not participate.
Any footage of the event will be used for marketing, PR, promotional materials.
Lindsay Friesen
Program Coordinator
Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Room 212 Drake Centre
181 Freedman Crescent
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada