Applicant Guidelines and Resources
2023 applicant Guidelines
We invite you to apply if you meet the following criteria:
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You are a BB&N graduate from the Classes of 2003 to 2022
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You are available to present your pitch on Sunday, March 5, 2023 in person or virtually
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You have an idea including, but not limited to, the following:
Community development project
Non-profit startup
Social venture
New product idea
New business concept -
Your idea is in the early stages of the business life cycle (pre-revenue or ideas with <$250,000 in revenue)
Application Details
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Please submit your application by Tuesday, February 7 at 11 a.m. ET
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Submit a 5-slide pitch deck that includes information addressing the following:
1. Product or Service (i.e, the problem and your solution
2. Market Opportunity
3. Competitive Difference
4. Market Analysis
5. Team / Organizational Structure -
We ask you to give the judges the information needed to help them understand your business or venture, but invite you to make your presentation your own.
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By applying to the competition, applicant(s) give organizers the right to share information about the applicant(s) and their entrepreneurial endeavor to the BB&N community (including but not limited to The Board of Trustees, Alumni/ae Council and BB&N faculty).
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Application requires a gmail account login. If you do not have a gmail account and would like to apply please reach out to pitchcompetition@bbns.org
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Applicants can contact pitchcompetition@bbns.org with any questions.
Presentation Details
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Each presentation should be up to 10 minutes and there will be ~5 minutes of Q&A.
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Presentations cannot be more than 5 PowerPoint slides. File must be in PowerPoint format or PDF or Google Slides.
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The presentation materials submitted must be the applicant(s) original work.
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The applicant(s) will retain all rights to the materials regarding their use at all times prior to and following the event.
Key Dates
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Monday, December 19: Information session at 5 p.m. ET
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Thursday, January 5: Application is live at 11 a.m. ET​
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Wednesday, January 18: Information session at 5 p.m. ET
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Tuesday, February 7: Applications close at 11 a.m. ET
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Sunday, March 5: Pitch Competition Event from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
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