thinkBIG! Challenge 22-23 Round 2 » Veale Entrepreneurs

2023 thinkBIG! Challenge Round 2 Submissions

thinkBIG! CHALLENGE - ROUND 2

An online business plan competition open to all high school students in Northeast Ohio, offering $8,000 in prizes. Semifinalists are invited to attend virtual Executive Coaching and receive guidance from entrepreneurial professionals in the Cleveland business community. Semifinalist teams compete in Round 2 to become a Final Four Challenge team. A slide deck including a recorded video (no longer than 5 minutes) and the executive summary from Round 1 (edits allowed) will be required from each team for judging. Instructions are provided below. The Final 4 teams will compete at the thinkBIG! Summit on March 7, 2023.

thinkBIG! Challenge Round 2 Steps

1. Review Round 2 requirements:

Round 2 RequirementsRound 2 Requirements

2. Review submission guidelines:

Submission GuidelinesSubmission Guidelines

3. Review the rubrics that judges will use for both tracks:

InnovationInnovation
Small BusinessSmall Business

4. Review sample submission files:

Executive SummaryExecutive Summary
Slide DeckSlide Deck

How it Works

Round 2: Slide Deck with Video Submission Round

Semifinalist teams compete in Round 2 to become a Final Four Challenge team. A slide deck including a recorded video (no longer than 5 minutes) and the executive summary from Round 1 (edits allowed) will be required from each team for judging. Instructions are provided below. The Final 4 teams will compete at the thinkBIG! Summit on March 7, 2023.

Deadline for Round 2 Submission: Thursday, February 9, 2023 (Online)

Finalists Proceeding to Live Pitch Competition Announcement: Friday, February 17, 2023 (Online)

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Round 3: Live Pitch at thinkBIG! Summit

The Final Four teams will present in front of judges and attendees at the thinkBIG! Summit on March 7, 2023. Two teams from each track will compete for the cash prizes.

Executive Coaching

Virtual

 

Deadline for Round 2 entries

Thursday, February 9, 2023 Online

 

Finalists’ live pitch competition

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Tinkham Veale University Center
at Case Western Reserve University

Finalists announced

Friday, February 17, 2023 Online

 

 

Prizes

Offering $8,000 in prizes!

Two winning teams will receive $3,000 per team.

Each 2nd place team wins $1,000 per team.

Each Final Four team member also receives Veale Innovator Plaques.

For the School sponsoring the Grand Prize Team a Traveling Veale Innovation Cup Trophy is presented.

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Areas of Focus:

Networking, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Design thinking, Validation, Sales and Operations, Online Marketing, Finance and Accounting, Effective Communication, Collaboration, Public Speaking

Please view all rules, eligibility, terms, and conditions for the 2022-2023 thinkBIG! Challenge and Summit here:

Rules, Eligibility, Terms and Conditions

Covid-19 Mask Information for Events

The Veale Foundation will adhere to each venue’s individual mask mandates for events held at their locations in accordance with the CDC’s current Recommendations for Indoor and Outdoor Settings. Notification of current Covid-19 masking policies for venues will be shared with event participants in our event communications prior to the event and at sign-in tables. Please email us at programs@VealeFound.org with any questions.

Funding for travel to programs may be available to non-Forum schools. Please contact us at programs@vealefound.org for more information.

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