Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Schedule:
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Orientation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Business Plan Presentations
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Finish Scoring (if needed)
Location: Online via Zoom
Competition Description: The VE Business Plan Competition challenges students to demonstrate their global business expertise through written submissions and oral presentations. Volunteers will utilize industry experience to give students valuable feedback as a competition judge. Students will present their work on a live video conferencing tool and volunteers will watch presentations, score teams and give feedback based on the competition rubric. The top teams from this competition will move on to compete with teams around the country at the National Championships in NYC in April.