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50 Teams Will Compete
in the 2025
National Teen Entrepreneurs'
Business Plan Competition
May 4, 2025
CSU, Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles
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Schedule
Full event day schedule that starts at 8:30 and concludes at 3:00pm PT
Event Summary:
Hosting a robust business plan competition in a single day is no easy feat! Teams will compete in three categories: Products, Services, and Social Enterprise. Each category will have two classrooms for competition. One team from each classroom will advance to the finals to pitch for the coveted title of Overall Winner, with additional first, second and third place winners announced, in addition to the Jeff Weigel Road Warrior Award.
Program
55-page event program highlighting our teams, judge volunteers and event sponsors.
Presentations
Team presentation schedule so you can find your favorite start-up and cheer them on - quietly, of course!
Zoom Rooms
Livestreamed on Facebook
Visit: LaunchEcho on Facebook
Join the competition virtually and watch the opening remarks, keynote presentations, and presentations from the teams advancing to the finals.
WHAT IS THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION ABOUT?
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You have an idea, a product or service that will set the world on fire. Yet even with a great idea, entrepreneurs need to have a well-developed business description, marketing research, defined strategy and a thorough financial framework. Imagine you're on Shark Tank - how will you get the attention of the judges? You need more than an idea...
you need a solid business plan.
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Project ECHO’s High School Entrepreneurs’ Business Plan Competition simulates the real-world process of entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from investors. On competition day, teams present their start-ups to a panel of judges who will collectively evaluate the quality of the written business plans, along with the presentations.
Cash start-up funds (that can be applied toward college) are awarded to the top three teams in each competition category. This year, the categories are Products, Services, and Social Enterprise. Remember, in every competition, not everyone can win, but as every successful entrepreneur knows, failure is an inevitable part of the road to success. This competition aims to not only crown the winners but to also help build a generation of successful business and community leaders who are willing to take risks.
Sunday, May 4, 2025
8:30am - 3:00pm PST
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​We're expecting about 50 teams from multiple states to compete in the hybrid competition for cash start-up funds (aka scholarships).
Scroll below for event links, which will be activated on May 3, 2025
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