Business Plan Competition
BEC Business Concept & Elevator Pitch Competition
About the Competition
The Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP), hosted by the Business & Entrepreneurship Center (BEC) at Shasta College, is a new program designed to help young people between the ages of 14 and 27 realize and attain their business goals. Through entrepreneurship education and one-on-one counseling, YEP helps young people build skills, unlock creativity, and discover pathways to opportunities in small and large businesses. Participants will learn real world business practices such as leadership development, team building, financial management, communication, and business etiquette.
The BEC is kicking off the Youth Entrepreneurship Program with a Business Concepts and Video Elevator Pitch Competition. This is an opportunity for our young people to showcase their creativity and innovative ideas while entering to win up to $1,300.
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ATTENTION: The BEC has expanded its efforts. We now have three separate YEP competitions.
YEP Humboldt - For young people from Humboldt County YEP Siskiyou– For young people from Modoc and Siskiyou Counties. YEP Shasta– For young people from Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Del Norte, and Plumas Counties. YEP teams are determined by county of residence. When you register for the competition, you are automatically palced in the approprate competition location. |
Remember, all contestants must be 14 to 27 years of age and be legal residents of Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Humboldt, Del Norte, Modoc, Siskiyou, or Plumas Counties in California. In addition full-time students of Shasta College and College of the Siskiyous who are between 14 to 27 years of age are also eligible to enter the YEP competition. Click on Get Started for more details.
The competition is divided into three phases:
Phase I: Get Started – Requirements & Qualifications
- Register, complete parent permission form (if under 18), and agree to the official competition rules
- Complete business concept questions
Phase 2: Video Elevator Pitch. Competitors/teams from each age category are invited to create 60- to 90-second video elevator presentation for uploading to YEP Business Concepts & Elevator Pitch Competition group YouTube site.
Phase 3: Business Concept Competition. Six competitors/teams (three from a 14-18 year old age group and three from a 19-27 year old age group) are invited to present their ideas to a panel of judges during the Youth Entrepreneurship Program Business Concept Competition finals. The presentations are to be 3 to 5 minutes in length.
Check out the Deadline and Dates and Judging Criteria links for more details.
Questions? Call Rick Osbrink at the BEC (530) 242-7630 or email him at rosbrink@shastacollege.edu
| Date | Course Title | Time | County | Instructor | Register |
| 01/01/12 | Registration Opens | Shasta | |||
| 02/13/12 | *DEADLINE* Registration / Business Concept Questions Due | 11:59pm | Shasta | ||
| 02/27/12 | *DEADLINE* Elevator Pitch Video Due | 11:59pm | Shasta | ||
| 03/12/12 | Finalist Notification | Shasta | |||
| 03/28/12 | Siskiyou Final Competition | 8:00 - 11:30am | Siskiyou | ||
| 03/29/12 | Shasta Final Competition | 8:00 - 11:30am | Shasta |
