Registration

The student team/adult supervisor must complete the registration form online.

Round 1

The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 1 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! Coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified. Judges will be reading through the answers to each question the students need to answer. Judges are looking for complete answers that constitute viable business ideas. Judges are also looking at the quality of the student’s writing ability. Students who meet these criteria will advance to Round 2.

Round 2

The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 2 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! Coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified. Judges will be reading through the answers to each question the students need to answer. Judges are looking for complete answers that constitute a comfortable understanding and competence on the topics of marketing, competition, price and sales. Judges are also looking at the quality of the student’s writing ability. Students who meet these criteria will advance to Round 3.

Round 3

The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 3 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! Coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified.

A volunteer panel of judges from across the state will anonymously review a select number of business plans. Each judge will be asked to review the business plan (which is a culmination of the answers students submitted in Rounds 1 – 3). Judges will be asked to score students based on their understanding of the topic, their ideas/innovative approach to the questions, and the clarity of their answers.

Semi-Finalists

Ten semi-final student teams will be selected. The semi-finalists must then create and submit a video recording presenting their business plan. Upon selection, they will be given instructions regarding the presentations they must submit in order to qualify for the final judging. Judges will score the student presentations on a score sheet that is looking at the student’s knowledge of the material, presentation skills, and competency in the components of their business.

Final Judging

Student teams and their adult supervisors advancing to the finals will be asked to present their business plans to a panel of judges, and the winners will be announced.