What is it?

It’s a social entrepreneurship business plan competition that allows students and recent grads to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges for feedback and their chance at the grand prize of $5,000. Five finalists are selected to convince judges that their solution is practical, profitable, and worth pursuing.

Competitors develop confidence, receive feedback and constructive coaching from business experts and investors, and can earn seed money and in-kind support to help launch their social enterprise.

Applications are in!

We are pleased to announce that we have received overwhelming interest in the inaugural competition. Congratulations to the Top 5 competitors! Affordable Greenhouse, Project Sina, Pas Pas, Team Origin and EOS International will be competing in the final round of the competition for their chance at $5,000!

Interested in learning more about them? All five will host tables at APTE’s Innovation Marketplace and the Top 3 get invited on stage to give their pitches LIVE to over 1,000 audience members!

View the Top 10 video applications on Global Brigades’ YouTube channel here!