2025 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Competition
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Phase 1 of the competition includes an IDEA ABSTRACT of your plan, business, or idea. 

Once you have logged in, you will be able to enter, view and edit your idea abstract. 

You can still view all the judges’ comments/feedback. Click on “Submission” in the upper left-hand corner. At the top of your submission, click the “Questions/Comments” tab to view any feedback.

Phase 1 important guidelines:

  • The entry should be 250 words (or no more than 2,500 characters - including spaces). 
  • Your idea abstract will be broken down into five sections: Product or service description; customer definition; market description, size and sales strategy; and competition
  • You are required to write something under every section. 
  • Please note that each text box has a limit of 500 characters.

CONTEST TIMELINE:

Phase 1 deadline – 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025

Phase 1 results announced – February 14, 2025

MENTORS:

Throughout the contest, contestants will have the opportunity to submit questions to a group of mentors. BPC mentors are innovative business leaders within the state that have volunteered their time and expertise to assist the entrepreneurs participating in the competition. To communicate with the mentors, please submit your question to mentors@govsbizplancontest.com. Be as specific as possible and include all relevant information.

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions throughout this process, please contact the contest administrator at info@govsbizplancontest.com or at 608-442-7557 ext. 1

Individuals, teams or companies are eligible if they:

  1. Are Wisconsin residents 18 years old or older, and who have a business plan that employs or leverages technology. Examples of technology include an eCommerce platform, a mobile application, a life sciences innovation or an advanced manufacturing process or system.

  2. Are based in Wisconsin and/or plan to locate a business in Wisconsin.

  3. Have not received private equity funding for an idea in its current form. For the purposes of this contest, private equity funding includes ONLY angel or venture funding. It does not include SBIR/STTR, bank loans, accelerator program investment or funding from friends or family.