Become a Sponsor

If you are interested in sponsoring BUILD's Annual Youth Business Plan Competition please contact Rod Hsiao at 650.688.5754 or rod@build.org .

Become a Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering at the Peninsula Youth Business Plan Competition, please contact 

Nicole Oppenheim at noppenheim@build.org  or call 650.543.4769.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Oakland Youth Business Plan Competition, contact

Annie Pellegrini at  apellegrini@build.org  or call 510.271.6093.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Metro DC Youth Business Plan Competition, please contact

Maria Meredith at mmeredith@build.org or call 202.393.7086.

2010 Youth Business Plan Competitions

What is the Youth Business Plan Competition?

BUILD's Youth Business Plan Competition (BPC) symbolizes the culmination of a year of hard work by entrepreneurial ninth grade students and their mentors. The students spend 7-10 hours a week during the academic school year with BUILD learning the fundamentals of business as well as management, organizational and professional communication skills in order to prepare for the BPC. Student teams of 3-5 members then present their innovative business plans (including financial statements) in two rounds of competition to a panel of prestigious judges. The winning team receives a cash prize and automatic acceptance into BUILD's second year program, the Youth Business Incubator.

11th Annual Peninsula Youth Business Plan Competition

Saturday, May 8, 2010
12:30pm-3:30pm
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Bishop Auditorium
518 Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305
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4th Annual Oakland Youth Business Plan Competition

Saturday, May 22, 2010
12:30pm-3:30pm
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Arthur Andersen Auditorium
2220 Piedmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900
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2nd Annual Metro DC Youth Business Plan Competition

Saturday, May 22, 2009
12:00pm - 3:00pm
George Washington University School of Business
Duques and Funger Halls
2201 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
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