Do you have an idea for a business? Do you have skills and want to be part of a winning team? Do you like to build, program, design, or create?
HVCC again will be hosting the regional New York Business Plan Competition on April 4 for all regional colleges including UAlbany, RPI, Skidmore, Sage Colleges, Siena and HVCC. Winners in each of the tracks will advance to the New York State finals at RPI on April 24 and compete for $100,000 in prizes.
NYBPC is the largest entrepreneurial competition among colleges in New York. Last year, seven HVCC teams competed, and two advanced to the state finals. HVCC was the only community college with teams that advance to the state finals.
NYBPC applications are open until March 1.
Competition Tracks include:
- Products and Hardware
- Software and Services
- Safety, Power & Mobility
- Health & Wellbeing
- Learn, Work, Live
- Food & AgTech
Visit the link below to learn more about the NYBPC and how you can apply and participate:
https://www.hvcc.edu/dept-academic/business-liberalarts/business-criminal-justice/nybpc.html
The NYS Small Business Development Center is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, Feb. 6 at noon for students and faculty interested in learning more about the NYBPC. Use the link below to register for the webinar:
https://suny-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7sVZ_PrSgSSBPnwU6Tj-g#/registration
For questions, please contact Danielle Blesi (d.blesi@hvcc.edu) or Jodi Mather (j.mather@hvcc.edu)
Entrepreneurs Club meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in ADM 104
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, students will begin planning for the New York Business Plan Competition. If you are interested in pitching an idea or joining a team, please join us at the meeting. In addition to business students and entrepreneurs, we are looking for engineers, coders and programmers, artists, scientists, healthcare workers, trades,
educators, or anyone interested in being part of a team!