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12th Annual Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC)

 was held at Marist on April 5, 2024

      The 2024 Perfect Your Pitch and Mentoring Information Session was held on February 21, 2024. This session included a brief overview of the MHRBPC and a "Perfect Your Pitch" Presentation on how to communicate persuasively. For a recording of the session, please click here, or use the link.  https://marist-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/2CQi0kffHStuVuh4VGWYj7xq9hdygAW_Inn0G17l8NFyuqM2sc5Yy1n-uR8ASVcf.US2vN0FujpOUFpZc

To view the power point of the Perfect Your Pitch presentation, click here.

To view the power point presentation on the overview of the MHRBPC and mentoring session, click here. 

The 2024 "Perfect Your Pitch" session included a brief overview of the MHRBPC, information on the mentoring program and a presentation from Dr. Jennifer Robinette, Assistant Professor of Communication and Public Relations at Marist on how to communicate persuasively. Cynthia Worrad, Assistant Dean of the School of Computer Science and Mathematics provided key information on the 2024 competition and mentoring program. 

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Learn how to communicate persuasively to perfect a business plan pitch and prepare for the competition, along with connecting to successful community members through the business plan competition mentoring program to assist with your entrepreneurial journey.

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Jennifer Robinette, Assistant Professor of Communication and Public Relations at Marist shared her tips on how to "Perfect Your Pitch" and create an informative and engaging business plan pitch video and in-person pitch to engage the judges.

Dr. Jennifer Robinette

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Travis Biro, Senior Product Manager, Ensono, discussed his experience as a former competitor and winner of the 2019 MHRBPC, and now, as a judge for the 2024 MHRBPC competition. Travis has been involved in the competition since his win in 2019 supporting the efforts of the Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC) and the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC). 

Travis Biro

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition encourages students to build their own business idea and compete for funding. Winners of the regional competition have the opportunity to move on to compete in the NYS Business Plan Competition (NYBPC).  The business plan competitions encourage students to think like entrepreneurs and provide them with in-kind and monetary support and incentives to develop their prospective businesses.

New York State Competition (NYBPC): Winners from the 10 regions in New York State get the opportunity to move on to the NYBPC finals, held over three elimination rounds. First Round: Student Team Videos and Slide Decks are required for asynchronous judging and selection of top teams per track and special prize winners. Second Round: Student Teams Pitch business plans to a panel of judges, in-person in individual Tracks on April 25, 2024; and Third Round: Winning Team in each Track from round two competes in-person for Grand Prize. Also, see https://nybpc.org/ for more information and updates.

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

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

NYS Rulebook for 2024

 

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