2024 Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition

 

The 12th Annual Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition
will be hosted at Marist College on April 5th, 2024

Student Applications will open in January 2024.

Information for the MHRBPC will be updated as it becomes available.

For more information contact Cynthia Worrad at cynthia.worrad@marist.edu or Roberta Diggins at roberta.diggins@marist.edu.

 

 

The twelfth annual Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition

will be hosted at Marist College, on Friday, April 5th, 2023. The top two winning teams in each track at the regional competitions will have the opportunity to compete in the NYBPC finals, which are judged in three rounds, first round asynchronous judging, then in-person for the 2nd round and 3rd round in the New York Business Plan Competition Finals on April 25, 2024.

 

Competition Tracks for 2023 Competitions: 

Please check back for the 2024 Competition Tracks.

• Safety, Power & Mobility: Defense, Energy, First Responder, Infrastructure, Mobility & Transportation 
• Health & Wellbeing: Health IT, Life Science, Medtech, Wellbeing
• Food and AgTech: Agricultural Technology, Food Product, Food Service
• Learn, Work & Play: Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Media, Art
• Products & Hardware: general track for ventures with business models that may not apply to other tracks
• Services and Software: general track for ventures with business models that may not apply to other tracks

 

At the regional level, with support from Marist College and area sponsors, cash prizes will be awarded to the first- and second-place teams in each track.

 

Learn more about the Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition

Check out the Information Session and Presentation tab  for updates and information.

 

Our Mission

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition encourages students to learn how to compete, develop a business plan, think like an entrepreneur, and transform their idea into a new business venture while providing them with tools, funding, and resources available in the New York state area.

We hope to motivate and inspire student teams from colleges and universities across all seven counties (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester) of our region to compete for the opportunity to move on to the statewide competition in Albany.

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC) has grown each year with increased enthusiasm from regional colleges and their teams of passionate student entrepreneurs. Students have “Perfected their Pitch” showing passion, sophistication, and commitment, turning ideas into reality.

For more information contact Cynthia Worrad at cynthia.worrad@marist.edu or Roberta Diggins at roberta.diggins@marist.edu.

 

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business plan competition has evolved each year with more representation from schools across the seven counties and over the years, the students have "Perfected their Pitch" showing passion, sophistication with thoroughly researched presentations leading to successful ideas.

 

Check back for the 2024 MHRBPC timeline.

 

Read the 2023 NYBPC Rulebook - The rulebook has everything you need to know about competing in the New York Business Plan Competition. Please check back for the 2024 NYBPC Rulebook. 

 

Additional Resources:

Libguides: MHRBPC

NYBPC Presentation Suggestions: Slide Deck Template

Example Presentations:

Photonect: Juniyali Nauriyal and Sushant Kumar, University of Rochester (2022 Grand Prize)
Step2,3 LLC: Shannon Sincere Dawson, SUNY at Purchase College (2022 GRYT Health Award)
Bio-Spire: Tiana Salomon, University of Rochester (2022 1st Place Track Winner)

 

 

News from the 2023 New York Business Plan Competition Finals and Results

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC) has grown each year with increased enthusiasm from the regional colleges. Participating in the 11th Annual MHRBPC,  the Mid-Hudson region had over 40 teams participating from 7 different colleges in the regional competition. All of the teams brought unique ideas and new business ventures and plans for the future. At the finals, several teams from the Mid-Hudson region won first place in 4 out of 6 tracks, and in some tracks won second place also. First place winners went on to compete in the Grand Finale round.

Awards were given to the first, second and third place teams from each track in the finals of the New York State Business Plan Competition. The first-place team from each track won $10,000, with second and third winning $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.

Two special prizes were given out to eligible teams in each track. The Community Founder Award was made to award under-represented founders with positive community impact as part of their business model, and received $1,000 each. The Concept Stage Awards were given to undergraduate competitors with strong concepts, to encourage continued advancement for the ventures, and received $250 each.

NYBPC Winning Teams: 

Health & Wellbeing
First Place: RHM Innovations Inc., University at Buffalo (Grand Prize Winner)
Second Place: Yoomi Health, Cornell University
Third Place: CMS Biotechnologies, Hofstra University
Community Founder Award: RHM Innovations Inc., University at Buffalo

Food & Agtech
First Place: The Taps Table from the United States Military Academy*
Second Place: Green Rover from Cornell University
Third Place: Kroptik from Cornell University
Community Founder Award: TRioTech, Clarkson University

Safety, Power & Mobility 
First Place: Algae 3, Iona College*
Second Place: Doorbit, Clarkson University
Third Place: Exerg, University at Buffalo
Community Founder Award: Exergi, University at Buffalo
Concept Stage Award: The CO2RR Company, Cornell University

Learn, Work & Play
First Place: AI-Learners, Cornell University
Second Place: GameOn, SUNY College at Oswego
Third Place: CoPivot, Rochester Institute of Technology
Community Founder Award: MFC, SUNY Buffalo State

Software & Services
First Place: Sage's Sudzee Dudz, SUNY Ulster*
Second Place: Chamak, Cornell University
Third Place: Esger, Cornell Tech New York City
Community Founder Award: Chamak, Inc., Cornell University
Concept Stage Award: ECONU, Wagner College

Products & Hardware
First Place: Dispose O' Oil, SUNY at New Paltz*
Second Place: Double Down Decoys, United States Military Academy*
Third Place: EM13RACE, SUNY Broome Community College
Community Founder Award: EM13RACE, SUNY Broome Community College
Concept Stage Award: RDY, Fashion Institute of Technology

*2023 Mid-Hudson Regional Team Winners who took first and second place at the state level.

 

Learn more about the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) https://nybpc.org/

Business Plan Competition:

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition, along with the New York State competition, represents a unique opportunity for entrepreneurial students to engage with business and government leaders, angel investors, venture capitalists, and public investors, and get invaluable feedback for the potential launch of their business venture. Hosting the regional competition at Marist College, student teams will have a unique opportunity to present their business plan ideas, work with mentors, and receive valuable feedback.

 

New York Business Plan Competition

“OWNING ONE’S OWN ECONOMIC OUTPUT IS THE CORE OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET.”

NOA SIMONS, FOUNDER & PRESIDENT OF THE UPSTATE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK

The NYBPC, New York’s statewide intercollegiate business plan competition, includes content, mentorship, and prize money for eligible students enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities in New York state. The NYBPC will award $100k in prize money.

Since 2010, this program has helped launch 100s of student-led ventures, providing over $1M in prize money and supporting over $150M in private investment and economic value.

First place winners receive cash prizes and ongoing mentorship to advance their student-led ventures. The competition starts with students competing in all 10 regions across the state in March and April and culminates with finalists from each region competing at the state level for recognition and prize money in April.

Over 7,000 students from all 10 regions (Mid-Hudson, New York City, Long Island, Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Central New York, Southern Tier, Western New York, and the Finger Lakes) competed in regional competitions since.

From the New York Business Plan Competition, more than 100 businesses have been started, and the NYBPC has seeded over $150M, yielding over $20M in additional funding for these startups.

Check back for registration for the NYBPC Grand Prize Finals! The statewide entrepreneurship competition will culminate with a live, in-person event on April 25, 2024, as part of Upstate Capital’s event, Venture NY. This is New York’s premier event for angel investors, early-stage companies, and innovation ecosystem partners.

• Startup pitches and investor networking
• Panels and workshops on early stage investing and funding for companies
• Grand prize finals for the NYBPC with $30,000 in cash prizes awarded