Students from Philadelphia and Camden, N.J., public high schools will flex their entrepreneurial muscles at The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Philadelphia’s First Annual Citywide Youth Business Plan Competition, to be held May 29 at the Temple University Student Center, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Over the past year, nearly 500 students from eight NFTE partner schools have learned basic business concepts and developed business plans. Now one competitor from each NFTE partner school is eligible to present their business plan before a panel of seven judges. The student who delivers the best business pitch will win a laptop and a $1,500 venture capital grant; and the top two winners will move on to compete in NFTE’s National Business Plan Competition in New York City this fall.
Each student will have eight minutes to present their original business plan to a panel of seven judges. The judges will then ask each student a series of questions about their plan during a five minute session. Serving as judges are Judy Spires, CEO of Acme; Melinda Emerson, President of Quintessence Multimedia; Regine Metellus, CFO and VP of Operations of the Urban League of Philadelphia; Tara Weiner, Managing Partner of Deloitte Philadelphia; Terry Hicks, Vice President of Ben Franklin Technology Partners Investment Group; Kimberle Levin, President & CEO of Teknuko; and Kenyon Hayward, CEO of Redlasso. In addition, Pat Croce, author, entrepreneur and former president of the Philadelphia 76ers is also participating by awarding the grand prize winner a business coaching session at his/her school. Best Student Business Plan Wins $1,500 and Chance to Compete at National Level.
For more info or questions please contact Lori Perlow, Philadelphia Program Director (Lori.Perlow@NFTE.com)
Dave Speers is an online marketing consultant and start up junky that has worked with a wide variety of Philadelphia Start-Ups . Dave spends most his time annoying really smart people at Indy Hall co-working collaborative.
