How to Apply to the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition

Applications to the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition were due by 5 p.m. Eastern time on April 2, 2012, and the application period has now closed.

Semi-finalists will be chosen as semi-finalists and notified on April 9, 2012, and asked to:
  • Submit 13 hard copies of their plans by 12 noon Eastern time on April 17, 2012.
  • Make a 5-minute presentation to the judges on the morning of April 25, 2012.
The judges will select finalists and invite them to make a 25-minute presentation on April 30, 2012.

Winners will be announced on May 3, 2012, at RIBX at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Be sure to read and understand the competition rules.

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