applicant guidelines

Pitch Competition 2025

Thank you for your interest in the annual BB&N Pitch Competition!

We invite you to apply if you meet the following criteria:

You are a BB&N graduate from the classes of 2010 to 2024
You are available to present your pitch on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
You have an idea including, but not limited to, the following:
- Community development project
- Non-profit startup
- Social venture
- New product idea
- New business concept
Your idea is in the early stages of the business life cycle (pre-revenue or ideas with <$250,000 in revenue)

Application Details

Please submit your application by Wednesday, December 18 at 11 a.m. ET
By applying to the competition, applicant(s) give organizers the right to share information about the applicant(s) and their entrepreneurial endeavor to the BB&N community (including but not limited to The Board of Trustees, Alumni Council and BB&N faculty).
Submit a 5-slide pitch deck that includes information addressing the following:
- Product or Service
- Competitive Advantage
- Market Analysis
- Team / Organizational Structure
We ask you to give the judges the information needed to help them understand your business or venture, but invite you to make your presentation your own.

Presentation Details

Each presentation should be 5 minutes and there will be ~10 minutes of Q&A.
Presentations cannot be more than 5 PowerPoint slides. File must be in PowerPoint format or PDF or Google Slides.
The presentation materials submitted must be the applicant(s) original work.
The applicant(s) will retain all rights to the materials regarding their use at all times prior to and following the event.
Applicants can contact pitchcompetition@bbns.org with any questions.

Key Dates

Pitch Competition Event: Saturday, March 1st; 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET

Resources Available to Presenters