The National Business Plan Competition showcases some of the best and brightest student leaders and budding entrepreneurs in the country. After receiving top honors in local and regional business plan competitions during the school year, the following teams have earned the chance to compete in the country’s premiere team-based national business plan competition. Teams representing 41 VE companies from around the country will have their written business plans and oral presentations judged by industry professionals. Congratulations!
The Preliminary Round of the National Business Plan Competition will take place on April 12, followed by the Semifinals on April 19 and the Finals on April 21, during the Youth Business Summit. For more information, visit the Youth Business Summit page.
| Firm | School | City | State | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adastra | Stoney Creek High School | Rochester Hills | MI | Great Lakes |
| Adrenaline Rush | South Granville High School | Creedmoor | NC | South |
| BioVital Incorporated | Germantown Friends School | Philadelphia | PA | NY Metro |
| Catalyst Care | Neuqua Valley High School | Naperville | IL | Great Lakes |
| Comm Communications | The Academy for Math, Science & Engineering | Rockaway | NJ | NY Metro |
| DigiScribe | GW Hewlett High School | Hewlett | NY | Long Island |
| Ecos | Greer High School | Greer | SC | South |
| Fillosophy | Fountain Valley High School | Fountain Valley | CA | West |
| Havlu | Murrieta Valley High School | Murrieta | CA | West |
| Hęarth | Elmont Memorial High School | Elmont | NY | Long Island |
| Ho'omaha | VR Eaton High School | Haslet | TX | South |
| Homefit | John Jay High School | Hopewell Junction | NY | NY Metro |
| HomeTown | Huntington High School | Huntington | NY | Long Island |
| Imagineers | Lapeer County Education and Technology Center | Attica | MI | Great Lakes |
| Imperium | John F. Kennedy High School | Bellmore | NY | Long Island |
| Kathy's Kits | Herricks High School | New Hyde Park | NY | Long Island |
| LUKO | Walt Whitman High School | Huntington Station | NY | Long Island |
| MINED | Fountain Valley High School | Fountain Valley | CA | West |
| Monenti | Westhampton Beach High School | Westhampton Beach | NY | Long Island |
| MyMeals | South Pasadena Senior High School | South Pasadena | CA | West |
| Nakama | Bearden High School | Knoxville | TN | South |
| Not Your Grandma's Pudding | Syosset High School | Syosset | NY | Long Island |
| P.A.V.E. | Academy of Finance & Enterprise | Long Island City | NY | NY Metro |
| Pebbly | South Pasadena Senior High School | South Pasadena | CA | West |
| Pockits | GW Hewlett High School | Hewlett | NY | Long Island |
| Poseidon | Huntington High School | Huntington | NY | Long Island |
| PPECo | Morris Knolls High School | Rockaway | NJ | NY Metro |
| PupilTech | Edward R. Murrow High School | Brooklyn | NY | NY Metro |
| Scentify | Golden West High School | Visalia | CA | West |
| So'Flo | Fort Lauderdale High School | Fort Lauderdale | FL | Florida |
| Sole Purpose | San Juan Hills High School | San Juan Capistrano | CA | West |
| SolEnergy | Mount Sinai High School | Mount Sinai | NY | Long Island |
| Succeeding Steps | Jefferson High School | Tampa | FL | Florida |
| TeenyOpps | Archbishop Molloy High School | Briarwood | NY | NY Metro |
| Terra | Cary-Grove Community High School | Cary | IL | Great Lakes |
| The Animal Kingdom | Loretto High School | Loretto | TN | South |
| Treats n' Sweets | Pittsford-Mendon High School | Pittsford | NY | Northeast |
| Trekers | Bakersfield High School | Bakersfield | CA | West |
| UV Clean | Syosset High School | Syosset | NY | Long Island |
| Väritech | Academy of Finance & Enterprise | Long Island City | NY | NY Metro |
| Vibe Corporation | High School for Arts & Business | Corona | NY | NY Metro |