Hop on the BUS! is an opportunity for North Carolina students (grades 9 - 12) to gain knowledge of entrepreneurship. The program will give students, working as individuals or teams, a “real life” experience within a formal or non-formal educational setting. The program allows our youth to discover what it would be like to generate an idea and build it into his/her own business. Additionally, one of the value added opportunities with this program is encouraging our youth to believe they can start new business ventures.

• Participants will develop a blueprint of their own business during the course of this competition, which will help the business prepare for a successful start. In this competition, the judges will simulate loan officers in reviewing each student’s business plan.
• Hop on the BUS! will take place during the 2010 Fall semester and the 2011 Spring semester.
• Hop on the BUS! Fall 2010 timeline:
  • September 1, 2010: Registration opens
  • September 24, 2010: Registration and Round 1 questions due
  • October 8, 2010: Round 2 questions due
  • October 29, 2010: Round 3 questions due
  • (Week of) November 12, 2010: Contestant semi-finalists are selected and notified
  • December 3, 2010: Semi-finalists presentation video due
  • December 17, 2010: Winners Announced
• Full contest rules, requirements and each round of questions are included elsewhere on the site.

For any questions or concerns, please contact: hoponthebus@yahoo.com