Business Plan Competition | Robert B. Willumstad School of Business

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

All Adelphi students are eligible to submit a preliminary proposal. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to 5 members.

Resources to help you launch your business:

$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, Sustainable, and Governance (ESG)
Mentoring and coaching from business leaders and Adelphi faculty for all finalists
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 due
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!

Competition Winners

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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