Welcome to the 2025 James and Eileen Christmas Business Plan Competition submission site.
The site opens for business plan submissions on November 15 2024 and the deadline for submissions of a 15-page business plan is Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at midnight Eastern time.
All plans must only include students enrolled at the university for coursework during at least one semester from the summer of 2024, fall of 2024, or spring of 2025. Undergraduates and graduate students are welcome to submit a plan.
The plans will be reviewed by two faculty of the college from March 5 to March 19 of 2025 and the 5 business plan finalists and 5 pitch plan finalists will be announced on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
The competition will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 6 - 8 pm in 201/202 Bent Hall
Please contact Professor Roy Weissman weissmar@stjohns.edu with questions.
For on demand videos and other resources to create your business plan