New York Business Plan Competition: Capital Region
2022
2022
The 13th Annual Capital Region Business Plan Competition was hosted by the University at Albany School of Business on March 25th, 2022.
In 2022, the regional and state-level business plan competitions were hosted as hybrid events. The Track Presentations were done virtually. The 1st place winner from each track competed for a final grand prize in-person on Friday, March 25th. The top two winning teams in each track at the regional level represented the Capital Region at the New York State Business Plan Competition.
Students participating in the regional and state competitions may enter individually or in teams. At the regional level, with support from the University at Albany and area sponsors, cash prizes will be awarded to the first and second-place teams in each track.
The New York Business Plan Competition's mission is to provide a robust, fair competition for students across New York State to promote entrepreneurship and start new ventures.
Thank you again for competing in the 13th annual New York Business Plan Competition Capital Region Semi-Final! Everyone did a great job and we admire you for your hard work and dedication to entrepreneurship and being innovative!
Please see below for the list of 1st and 2nd place track winners of the 2022 NYBPC Capital Region Semi-Finals!
Thank you so much to this year’s Capital Region judges!
Do you have a new and innovative idea for a business product or service? Or maybe just know that you want to be your own boss and start a business? Become an entrepreneur and launch your idea while competing with other Colleges in the Capital Region.
Learn how to develop a business plan, pitch your idea, and the process of submitting your deck for the NYBPC Capital Region Competition. Watch the Virtual Information Session that took place on February 11, 2022.
Please submit the 2022 New York Business Plan Competition application.
Student applications are due by March 16, 2022. Judges for each track will evaluate the applications remotely. The Announcement of 1st and 2nd place track winners will be made on March 23rd, 2022, and student teams will receive judges' feedback.
Information will be sent out on March 23rd, 2022, providing students instructions on submitting for the State competition, and how to receive their prize.
Preparations for 1st Place Track Winners for the Capital Cup will also occur on March 23, 2022.
The 1st place track winners will meet for a live event at UAlbany (Space TBD) to pitch for a grand prize. The Capital Cup will occur on March 25th, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will include an entrepreneur motivational speaker, opportunities for networking, and a showcase for 1st and 2nd place track winners.
The statewide finals will occur on April 27th, 2022 in Syracuse, NY. Capital Region 1st place and 2nd place track winners must submit their video and pitch deck to the State Competition at no later than April 1st, 2022 and access the timeline for State Level NYBPC.
In order to be eligible to apply for and participate in the NYBPC, all teams must meet the following criteria:
Grand prize winners from previous years’ competitions are not eligible to participate in the competition. They are encouraged to participate as speakers, mentors, volunteers, and judges! Individual members of the winning team may return with new teams in subsequent years.
The following rules apply to teams with incorporated ventures (teams do not need to have incorporated legal entities):
The New York Business Plan Competition reserves the right to withhold prize money from winning teams who do not comply with the eligibility requirements.
The competition is divided into six categories, called tracks, at all levels of competition.
To keep pace with our rapidly changing world and to provide a balanced competition, track definitions will be finalized and announced in early March.
This will allow time for a review of this year’s applicants. Students will no longer select a track on their applications, but will instead select one or more category tags. These tags may align with the track definitions or with special prize definitions or with neither. They could relate to the type of business, attributes of the team, the type of product or service, or target markets or customers.
The list of tags will not be finalized until the student application opens in January, but some possible tags could be agtech, athletics, clothing, college students, education, entertainment, environmental Impact, fintech, food, government, medtech, mental health, military, mwbe, social impact, software, travel, utility, veteran-owned.
Student teams will be informed of their track assignments prior to the regional competitions.
Teams in each of the tracks may represent for-profit or non-profit ventures. All tracks are judged according to the same criteria and rubric.
For more information on the track definitions and judging criteria please see the 2022 Rule Book.
The New York Business Plan Competition is New York State's premier collegiate business plan competition, attracting entrepreneurial-minded college students from throughout the state. Celebrating its 13th year, the Capital Region regional qualifying event will generate proceeds to support ongoing student programming, to ensure access to the best entrepreneurial education.
Presenting Sponsor: $5,000
Lunch Sponsor: $2,500
Partner Sponsor: $1,000
Friend of the Competition – $500
Complete and send the sponsorship form.
For more information contact [email protected].
The NYBPC is New York’s intercollegiate entrepreneurship competition that, since 2010, has provided a platform for training New York’s next generation of entrepreneurs and launched new ventures, commercializing innovations developed on college campuses across New York.
Statewide competition with 500+ competitors on 200+ teams from 50+ colleges and universities, since 2010.
For more information, please visit the NYBPC site.