The West Virginia Business Plan competitions provide high school and college students from around the state with the opportunity to make a business idea come to life, with the support of state institutions of higher education and seasoned business professionals across the nation.
The competitions have three rounds. In round one, students submit a 90-second YouTube video pitching their idea. Judges score the entries and the top scores move on to the next round.
In round two, students conduct customer discovery interviews and fill out the business model canvas. To prepare, they attend an online workshop which gives them the resources they need to be successful in the semifinals.
Below, please find this year’s semifinalists for both competitions:
COLLEGIATE BPC SEMIFINALISTS:
|
Business Name |
Institution |
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AHR |
West Virginia University |
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Avalon Green Apparel |
Glenville State College |
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Cosmic Cow Fruit Jerky |
West Virginia University |
|
Creature Forge |
Marshall University |
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DashPlain |
West Virginia University |
|
Daum's Contracting and Service |
West Virginia University |
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Earring BackTrack |
West Virginia University |
|
Easy Leash |
West Virginia University |
|
Emergency Spotter |
University of Charleston |
|
HER Clothing |
Concord University |
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Inner-being nutricare |
Shepherd University |
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Iris Cosmetics |
Pierpont Community and Technical College |
|
IT at Home |
West Virginia University |
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Nate's Handcrafted Nets |
West Virginia University |
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Noble Growing System |
West Virginia University |
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PrestoCare |
Marshall University |
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Roomie Quest |
Wheeling University |
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Tabler's Sustainable Systems |
Shepherd University |
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Tech to Step |
University of Charleston |
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The Shed Entertainment |
Glenville State College |
HIGH SCHOOL BPC SEMIFINALISTS:
|
Business Name |
High School |
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Advanced Propulsion Concepts |
Moorefield High School |
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Anti-procrastination App |
The Linsly School |
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Game Changers |
Huntington High School |
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Giving Closet |
Randolph Technical Center |
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Infinite Gaming |
Moorefield High |
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Keep It Clean |
Doddridge County High School |
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M&M custom baits |
Herbert hoover |
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Run For Energy |
Musselman High School |
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Salem Mission Homeless Center |
Doddridge County High School |
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Speech Therapy Recorder |
The Linsly School |
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The Safe Driving Chip |
The Linsly School |
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Virtual Skills |
Randolph Technical Center |
|
Waterproof pump cover |
The Linsly School |
|
You Matter |
Randolph Technical Center |
To learn more about the individual competitions and how you can get involved in the future, please visit businessplanwv.com.