thinkBIG! Challenge 23-24 » Veale Entrepreneurs

thinkBIG! Challenge Winners!

Innovation

FIRST PLACE
Wild Wreck - Olmsted Falls High School

Elisabeth Flanagan, Eleeana Gates
& Samantha Hoffman

SECOND PLACE
Good Chick - Laurel School

Camille Jackson, Serene Hameed,
Kayla Pierce & Amelia Glasier

THIRD PLACE
The Eco-kit - Chagrin Falls High School

William Asplin

Small Business

FIRST PLACE
Flashback - GlenOak High School

Katie Galvin, Braeden Keyes,
Morgan Stoker & Becca Klotz

SECOND PLACE
Spark Motion - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

Benjamin Meybaum, Abigail Hayes
& Carson Weaver

THIRD PLACE
Clicker Cleats - Solon High School

Evan Adler & William Webb

thinkBIG! CHALLENGE

An online business plan competition open to all high school students in Northeast Ohio, offering $9,000 in prizes. Finalists are invited to attend Executive Coaching and receive guidance from entrepreneurial professionals in the Cleveland business community. The Final 6 teams will compete live at the thinkBIG! Summit on March 5, 2024.

How it Works

Step 1: Executive Summary Submission

Teams (1 to 4 members) will submit an Executive Summary that explores and develops ideas for business ventures in one of two tracks: Innovation or Small Business.

The Executive Summary should be no more than 5 pages in length and must describe the concept and outline the problem, the solution, customers, the competition, assets needed, challenges, and financial feasibility.

Deadline for Executive Summary Submissions:

January 16, 2024

Finalists Announced Online: January 31, 2024

Step 2: Executive Coaching Session on February 15, 2024

The 6 teams chosen to pitch at the thinkBIG! Summit will receive Executive Coaching from a professional entrepreneur!

Step 3: Live Pitch at thinkBIG! Summit on March 5, 2024

The Final 6 teams will present live in front of judges and attendees at the thinkBIG! Summit on March 5, 2024. Three teams from each track will compete for the cash prizes.

Please download required challenge documents for both tracks here:

Optional Download:
Small Business Executive Summary Sample

Please view all rules, eligibility, terms, and conditions for the 2023-2024 thinkBIG! Challenge and Summit here:

Rules, Eligibility, Terms and Conditions

Prizes

Offering $9,000 in prizes!

1st place for each track will each receive $3,000 per team.

2nd place for each track will each receive $1,000 per team.

3rd place for each track will each receive $500 per team.

The Grand Prize Team will be presented with our Traveling Veale Innovation Cup Trophy to display at their school for the 2024-2025 school year!

Each Final Team will receive a Veale Innovator plaque, uniquely handmade by Upcycle Parts Shop, for each team member!

Areas of Focus:

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

Entry for the thinkBIG! Challenge closed Tuesday, January 16th.