High School Business Plan Competition

This year we are pleased to announce the launch of our first ever business plan competition for high school students. Working closely with the School District of Philadelphia, AAMBAA is inviting students from all over the city to compete for the chance to pitch their idea at the Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Conference. The top three teams will pitch at the conference and compete for the chance to win a $3,000 grant and coaching from MBA students towards launching their venture.

We are very excited to provide this opportunity for the students of the city we have come to call home these past two years. We hope that it will inspire the next generation of the City’s student leaders to innovate and to see Wharton as a local source of support and guidance as they look ahead toward the future of their education and their professional aspirations.

Competition Highlights

Prizes Include:

• $3,000 grant for the winning team to be used towards your venture
• Initial coaching from Wharton students on pitching your business idea
• The opportunity to pitch your idea to a group of accomplished entrepreneurs
• Coaching and support from student entrepreneurs on how to launch your venture (some of whom have successfully launched their own businesses)
• Winning team will also be given free entrance to all conference events and to the VIP Reception with Russell Simmons following his address

To Apply:

Please register for the competition by emailing Edisa Rodriquez at [email protected] with your team name, high school and phone number by October 15^th.

By October 31^st, submit a short powerpoint presentation to the same address. The template for the presentation can be found below.

You will be notified by November 2^nd if you are a finalist. All finalists will pitch their ideas at the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference the weekend of November 6^th-7^th.

The template for the presentation can be found below and should serve only as a guideline, feel free to adjust the content to express your idea effectively.

You will be notified by November 1st

We encourage you to:

• Think big and outside of the box about the challenges you see in the world and ways to solve them
• Form teams among those with complementary skills sets that build on one another
• Leverage resources, within and outside of your school to develop, test and build on ideas
• Reach out to Wharton students with any questions you might have (email Edisa Rodriguez, Ada Hopkins or Ramon Zepeda) - we are here to help

Download presentation template