Join the HSBPC Finals & Awards
Friday, June 2, 2023 | 5:00-8:00pm
World Trade Center Seattle, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle 98121
- RSVP Required: HSBPC23.eventbrite.com
Join the HSBPC Finals & Awards
Friday, June 2, 2023 | 5:00-8:00pm
World Trade Center Seattle, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle 98121
The Business Plan Competition was started in 1998 by Dr. Harriet Stephenson, a Seattle University faculty member who began teaching in 1967. It is designed to help students and alumni in launching new business ventures, including for-profit businesses, not-for-profit businesses, corporate entrepreneurship, and social enterprise. Participants enhance their Seattle University learning experience, gain feedback on ideas, develop networks, and expose their ideas to potential investors.
Seattle University, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) at the Albers School of Business and Economics hosts the annual Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition (HSBPC) – teams led by Seattle University students and alumni advance through three rounds of judging and feedback to see who will take home the $20,000 Grand Prize.
The HSBPC is a public event and draws hundreds of investors, advisors, business leaders, community members, students, alumni, and faculty as audience members. The IEC has launched entrepreneurial leaders for 30 years, providing students and supporters experiential engagement opportunities and life-long connections.
RSVP for the June 2 Harriet Stephenson BPC Finals & Awards
HSBPC Program Details & Application
Grand Prize ($20,000)
The Herbert B. Jones Foundation & The Madeline Haydon Award for Entrepreneurship
2nd Place Prize ($10,000)
John Meisenbach & The Madeline Haydon Award for Entrepreneurship
3rd Place Price ($5,000)
In Memory of Don Leuthold & Friends of the IEC
4th Place Prize ($2,000)
Lindsey McGrew '16
John Castle Award for Grit & Resilience ($2,000)
John Castle Family & Ro Health
Social Innovation Award ($1,000)
Elaine Baylor & Friends of the IEC
Pitch Judge Award ($500)
Kurt Wedgwood
Tradeshow Judge Award ($250)
Friends of the IEC
Semi-Finals Audience Choice Award ($250)
Friends of the IEC
If you are already a student entrepreneur, or aspire to be an entrepreneur, you should participate in the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition as many times as possible. The competition is a free program that most students take for granted. I've learned so much through the competition, and it leaves me with the desire to learn so much more.
Dylan Bade 2020 Semi-Finalist Team, BarBuddy