Welcome to the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network’s central site for business plan competition information. Whether you’re here to find specific information on a business plan competition hosted by a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network, or are looking for information to help organize an event, this site serves as a primary resource.

There are a number of benefits to running a business plan competition, not the least of which is the educational experience the participants will have. Through the process of a business plan competition, participants are:

• Exposed to and taught the basics of entrepreneurship and business plan writing;
• Plugged into the local business community, which can act as a network of resources for the committed entrepreneur as well as the student interested in pursuing a career in a corporate entrepreneurial environment; and
• Exposed to success stories of entrepreneurs with similar backgrounds, catalyzing students to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset.