Lansing Youth Startup Expo

Award Categories

• Grand Champion
• Best Overall Business Plan (1st, 2nd and 3rd Place)
• Best Table Pitch (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place)
• Best Booth Display (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place)
• Best Tech Business
• Best Eco-Friendly Business
• Best Socially Conscious Business
• Best Animal Friendly Business
• Best Art Based Business
• Best Physical Product
• Best Food Based Business
• Best Service Based Business
• Best Fashion or Design based Business
• Best Newcomer - New Idea
• Best Innovative Philanthropic
• Best Ready to Patent Prototype 
• Champion Teacher/Educator
• Crowd Favorite

Event Sponsors

Venture Sponsors

Seed Sponsors

Monday, March 18, 2019
The Lansing Center
Downtown, Lansing, MI

Eligibility

This event is open to middle and high school students attending school in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham or Shiawassee counties, Michigan.

Registration Deadline

Student registration is open through March 1, 2019.

Chaperone Registration

Registration for teachers and other adults who are accompanying students to the Expo is open until March 11, 2019.

Schedule of Events

Submission Requirements

1. To be eligible for the Grand Champion prize category, you must submit a business plan with your registration.
2. Business plans should be 2-pages (maximum) and include:
- Problem statement
- Solution
- Purpose: What impact will this idea make in the Lansing region?
- Target market
- Marketing plan
- Financial Summary
- Competitor analysis
- Team / partners
- Next Steps

Additional Information for Participants

1. Lunch will be served to registered students and chaperones.
2. Students who are not registered for the Expo will not receive lunch.
3. Each student/class/group is responsible for their own transportation to and from to the event.

Contact

Educators, students and parents can contact Siso Dhladhla at siso@purelansing.com with questions about the Youth Startup Expo.