Business Plan Competition
Entrepreneurship
Competition Schedule
Nov. 17, 2024
Registration deadline.
Nov. 24, 2024
Executive summaries due no later than 11:59 pm, CST. Send to riata@okstate.edu.
Richard L. Tourtellotte Scholarship applications due Dec. 16, 2024.
Jan. 20, 2025
Final presentations due to Riata by 11:59 pm, CST. Send to riata@okstate.edu. Final competition and awards ceremony is Jan. 24, 2025.
Richard L. Tourtellotte
Competition tracks
Main Street Lifestyles
This category is for small business startups whose products or services are readily available to the general public. Businesses in category may have a brick and mortar location or run a retail operation completely online. Main Street businesses innovate through execution and differentiation strategies.
Big City/High Tech
This category is for high tech startups that have some sort of intellectual property at the core of their technology offerings. Businesses in this category will usually have patents to disclose or have a unique offering that can scale into large industries. High Tech businesses innovate through technology and go-to market strategies.