Business Plan Competition

Aspiring students can vie for cash prizes in our shark-tank style competition.

All Adelphi students were eligible to submit a preliminary proposal prior to December 3. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to 5 members.
Students Compete in Annual Business Plan Competition
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Four promising student entrepreneurs pitched original business plans to a panel of judges on Tuesday, April 26, at Adelphi's annual Business Plan Competition. The challenge, which took place in the Adelphi University Innovation Center, is a yearly opportunity for competitors to win $11,000 in prizes.

Helping to Launch Your Business

  1. $11,000 in cash prizes*: $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place, $2,000 for third place, $1000 in prizes for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
  2. Mentoring and coaching from business leaders and Adelphi faculty for all finalists
  3. Free one-year Wix Business Basic Premium Plan** for all finalists (accept online payments, hosting, custom domain, unlimited bandwidth, 20GB of storage, Wix training). The estimated value of $575+

*Cash prize funding has been provided to the WSB by a generous alumnus, Kevin G. Mahony ‘83.

**Estimated value based on the annual price of Business Basic Premium Plan ($276) and value of advertising credits for users ($300). Plans are available for up to 20 finalists. Wix is a third party and plan characteristics can change.

Important Dates

  • Monday, November 15, 2021 – Virtual Brainstorming/Information Session
  • Friday, November 19, 2021 – Reasons Why It Is a Great Time to Start a Business
  • Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – How to Prepare a Business Proposal Workshop
  • Friday, December 3, 2021 – Preliminary Business Plan deadline
  • Monday, December 13, 2021 – Announcement of finalists
  • Friday, February 4, 2022 – Preparing a business plan, business model, and the business pitch
  • Friday, April 15, 2022 – Full-fledged Business Plan due date
  • Tuesday, April  26, 2022 – Competition day!
    • Location: Innovation Center at Swirbul Library
    • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Introductions and presentations
      12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Announcement of winners

Competition Winners

First Place & Environmental, Social and Governance
Kayla Strayhorn: BU Rooftop Farming

Second Place
Shuriz Hishmeh ’21: Black Soldier Fly Composting

Third Place
Ruiqin Fu: Boom I Rang

First Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Zameena Jivraj: Healthspace

Second Place
Eric Meirs & Yuleidy Baez: EcoDines

Third Place
Yuanmeng Wang & Nadia Khan: A Light in the Alley

First Place 
Abie Rawad Akhand: Eden Your Garden of Services

Second Place
Elena Garcia: Maven Media

Third Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Samrat Malik: Auto Fire Hazard Control System

 

First Place
Chitralekha (Pooja) Kar ’18: Garden of Green

Second Place & Best Elevator Pitch
Sarah Ferraro and Sonia Melendez: BitBox Fashion

Third Place 
Ismael Voltaire: Volt Fit Technologies

 

First Place
Ismael Voltaire: TradeBookz

Second Place
Stefani Kusterbeck: Tryst Cigar Lounge

Third Place
Eric Boehning: Long Beach Body Art

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Lori Cary
MBA
Director for Student Success
Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
Contact
E-mail
lcary@adelphi.edu
Phone Number
516.877.3726
Fax
516.877.3424
Location
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 202F
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