New York State High School Business Model Competition
Our New York State High School Business Model Competition offers high school students an opportunity to showcase their business model in an educationally competitive environment.
This free, daylong event, held at Siena College in Albany, NY, affords students an opportunity to present their ideas in front of their peers and judges (successful entrepreneurs, business professionals, institutional faculty) culminating in an awards ceremony where 3 top prizes are awarded as well as 6 specialty awards.
As of January 2023, the New York State High School Business Model Competition has been suspended until further notice.
For inquiries or to receive notifications, please contact Ellyn Davis at ellynd@ceg.org.
Helpful Information & Resources:
Customer Discovery – Why & How
Let’s Talk About the Canvas Pt 1: Value Proposition, customer segments & customer archetype
Let’s Talk About the Canvas Pt 2: Channels & customer relationships
Let’s Talk About the Canvas Pt 3: Key activities, partners & resources
Let’s Talk About the Canvas Pt 4: Revenue & expense
Steps to uploading a YouTube video
Informational Videos: What is the Business Model Canvas | Nine Components of the Business Model Canvas | How to Conduct Customer Interviews
For information regarding the NYS High School Business Model Resources, please contact startups@ceg.org
2018 Video Interview Series
Check out this series of videos where students, teachers and judges share insights on benefits of entrepreneurship and how to prepare for the NYS High School Business Model Competition.
A successful skill for life
See what Kevin Smith, Technology Teacher at Shaker High School, in Latham, NY has to say about the life long benefits of entrepreneurial thinking.
So, what does motivate you – why are you doing this?
Bruce Toyama, Co-founder of IgniteU, a business accelerator, says if it’s more than just money, you may be on to something!
Be confident, and believe in your product — but also take all the feedback you receive into careful consideration.
Creator of Magnet O Wear, the 2017 winner of the Business Model Competition shares her advice for students entering the competition this year.
Discovering the real needs of your customer means talking to potential customers.
I to I, a team from Emma Willard School, faced rejection but didn’t give up – their message, be brave.
As you go down the entrepreneurial path you learn more about yourself and as I to I found out, learn how to leverage each team member’s strengths.
Meet Steve Lobel, a serial entrepreneur and investor who speaks about entrepreneurship as a form of discovery – what excites you?
To kick off our interview series meet Nick & Chris formerly of Shaker High School who presented Hydro Eye last year and Social Studies Teacher Mr. Lucas Snow, of Clean Technologies Early College High School.
As a presenter, what should the presentation focus on?
What Hydro Eye learned from their participation in the 2017 competition:
F= Failure, but that’s ok!
What Mr. Snow has to say about failing:
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