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Kean Business Plan Competition 2026

Participate in the Kean Business Plan Competition on April 15, 2026!

  • Time: 9:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
  • Location: Little Theater, Miron Student Center

All students and faculty are invited to watch the contestants compete for $25,000 in combined prizes and funding. 

  • Vote for your favorite business plan
  • Enter to win raffle prizes

Business Plan Competition Flyer

Register Now 

Submit your one-page Business Model Canvas to bizplan@kean.edu by February 27 at 11:59 PM (EST).

Business Plan competition winners

Support Sessions for BPC 2026 Participants

To help you prepare your submission, we are offering two online sessions:

Online Information Session
Thursday, February 19
11:00 AM (EST)
Join via Teams: Meeting Link

Business Model Canvas Workshop (Part 1)
Monday, February 23
11:00 AM (EST)
Join via Teams: Meeting Link

About the Competition

Resources and Templates

All the Resources to help you complete the Part 1 of the Business Model Canvas can be found here.

Tips

  • Begin with either a creative, new business idea or with your existing business to grow it into a successful venture
  • Think through the product/service and its value proposition
  • Analyze the target market
  • Analyze potential competitors
  • Craft the marketing strategy
  • Generate pro forma financials for the first three years of operation (monthly for the first 12 months)