We are pleased to announce that Hudson Valley has been selected to host the Regional New York Business Plan Competition on Friday April 5, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the BTC. We will be hosting 30 teams from Hudson Valley, RPI, UAlbany, Siena, and Russell Sage.
Approximately $5000 in prizes will be awarded at the regional competition and $100,000 in prizes will be awarded at the state level. Most colleges in New York State compete in this event. This is a tremendous opportunity for our students, and we need your help.
We are looking for faculty and staff volunteers to assist the students with the following:
Room Proctors 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
We need 6 room proctors. Proctors need to be able to turn on the Crestron console, load a PowerPoint presentation, hand out and collect judges’ rubrics, and keep time for the presentation. We can split time between two proctors if you can only volunteer for part of the day.
Greeters – All day
Student or staff greeters to direct attendees and assist with the day.
Mentors – Prior to April 5
We are looking for mentors with background in the content areas or with a general background in business, finance, marketing, product development, law, or entrepreneurship. You may be asked to mentor students from any of the regional colleges.
Judges – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or 3 – 4:30 p.m.
We are looking for judges for each of the tracks. A judge will have background in the specific area or general background in business, finance, marketing, product development, law, or entrepreneurship. Judges may not work with student teams prior to the competition.
Tracks include:
- Power, Safety, & Mobility
- Heath and Wellbeing
- Live, Learn, Work
- Software & Services
- Projects & Hardware
- Food & Agriculture
If you are interested in helping with this exciting event or know someone who would like to volunteer, please contact Danielle Blesi at d.blesi@hvcc.edu, Jodi Mather at j.mather@hvcc.edu or Erica Robinson at e.robinson@hvcc.edu.