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2026 BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
JOIN US ON SUNDAY, MAY 31
California State University, Dominguez Hills
or livestreamed on Zoom!
Check back on Competition Weekend to see the updates!
EVENT AGENDA
Event Agenda
Full event day schedule that starts at 8:30 and concludes at 3:00pm PT
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
60-page event program highlighting our teams, judges, volunteers and event day sponsors.
PRESENTATIONS
TEAM PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Team presentation schedule.
Entrepreneurship Club
Start Your Entrepreneurship Club with Project ECHO
Ignite your students' interest for innovation and leadership with Project ECHO’s Entrepreneurship Club Playbook—packed with meeting ideas, activities, and resources designed for the next generation of changemakers.
Add Launching ECHO, our guided program that helps students develop real business ideas and pitch them in our exciting Biz Plan Competition!
Launching ECHO is the perfect launchpad to turn ideas into action and gain business experience.
Compete in 2027
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Launching Summer of 2026
Morgan Stanley
Entrepreneurship Academy
Ready to take the stage? Compete in 2027 with Project ECHO
where students, teachers, and entrepreneurship clubs are all welcome to participate.
Bring your ideas to life, build real-world skills, and compete for scholarships and recognition.
Zoom Links
Add a Capstone Event
To Your Entrepreneurship Class
Add Project ECHO's Annual Business Plan Competition to conclude your entrepreneurship class. This annual spring event attracts hundreds of teen start-up teams that compete in person in Los Angeles or virtually on Zoom.
Registration is open until February.
Campus-Based Summer Program
Offer a multi-week entrepreneurship summer program to your middle or high school students. Progams include teacher professional development, full curricluum, all licensing fees and a supported classroom-based capstone event. Exceptional program encourages teamwork, communications, public speaking and more!
Campus-Based Summer Program
Offer a multi-week entrepreneurship summer program to your middle or high school students. Progams include teacher professional development, full curricluum, all licensing fees and a supported classroom-based capstone event. Exceptional program encourages teamwork, communications, public speaking and more!