Competitions
The CEO "Elevator Pitch" Business Idea Competition
This competition is held at the CEO conference in Chicago (Nov. 1-4, 2007).
Q: What is an "Elevator Pitch"!?!
A: The elevator pitch is a clear, concise and compelling summary of a business opportunity.
Basically, think of this as a brief but alluring
summary of your business in the time it takes to take an elevator
ride. Communicating an idea is essential to success as an entrepreneur and nothing accomplishes this better than a dynamic, well-refined pitch.
Note: You do not have to own a business to enter
(most students do not) -- simply have an
"idea" for a potential venture and
pitch it!
Going Up? How to Create and Deliver a Winning Elevator Pitch
Capstone Business Plan Competition
During their senior year, every undergraduate management major at Syracuse University participates in Whitman’s Capstone experience. Capstone is an experiential program designed to bring together all of the elements of the Whitman education – accounting, finance, strategy, supply-chain, human resources, and entrepreneurship – in the context of an original business concept that the students themselves conceive and develop as a viable, sustainable, and truly innovative new venture.
More information on the Capstone Business Plan Competition
Syracuse Panasci Business Plan Competition
The Syracuse Panasci Business Plan Competition is a campus-wide student business plan competition, hosted by the Program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises at the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University.
Any team of students from any school or college
at Syracuse University is encouraged to enter.
Individuals can also enter. The only requirements
are that the team leader be enrolled as a student in
an SU program, and that the submissions be the
teams' own original work and ideas.
More information on the Panasci Business Plan Competition