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The summaries below of each of the Notre Dame Business Plan Competitions are provided so that you can determine which competition is most appropriate for your business plan. The Gigot Center staff reserves the right to make the final “best fit” determination. If you have questions, please contact the Gigot Center at (574) 631-3042.
7th Annual McCloskey Notre Dame Business Plan Competition
The Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Mendoza College of Business is proud to announce the seventh annual McCloskey Notre Dame Business Plan Competition. This competition provides a tremendous opportunity for entrepreneurial-minded members of the Notre Dame community to come together for the purpose of fostering new business development. Students and alumni from all colleges within the University are encouraged to submit new business proposals and compete for a $15,000 grand prize. Plans must focus on new ventures that have not yet been launched or are in the earliest stages of launch. Up to $24,000 will be awarded in total prize money. Judges and mentors will be from within the Notre Dame family, and will include venture capitalists, private investors, successful entrepreneurs and business professionals.
 
6th Annual Social Venture Plan Competition
Social Venturing or Social Entrepreneurship is the amazing opportunity to combine entrepreneurism and a social mission/purpose. Whether it’s creating a sustainable resource model for providing a light source in an underdeveloped country, or developing a collaborative model for a non-profit and for-profit partnership in an inner city, developing a business plan with a social mission or purpose is a way to enact these social visions and plan for sustainability. The Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Mendoza College of Business is pleased to announce the sixth annual Notre Dame Social Venture Plan Competition (SVPC). With its history of social mission, Notre Dame continues to foster a spirit of collaboration between business and social ventures through this competition. Participants submit a social venture plan – a business plan with a social mission/purpose to compete for more than $7,500 in total prize money. Judges for the competition will include social entrepreneurs and other business professionals. This competition is co-sponsored by the Master of Nonprofit Administration program.