Cloud-computing company Quipu Applications will award $30,000 in seed financing to the student with the best start-up business plan through its competition, Boot Strap America - Starting up America One Business Plan at a Time.
Students enrolled in U.S.-based two and four-year colleges will be eligible to create, manage and submit their plan using Quipu’s cloud-based BusinessPlan tool before the Nov. 4 submission deadline.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges with expertise in the fields of business, venture capital and law based on creativity, originality, conception, marketing, competitive analysis, and potential financial forecast.
In addition to the $30,000 awarded for first place, the student placing second will receive $20,000 and the third-place winner, $15,000. Five students will also receive honorable mentions and continued free access to Quipu social Dashboard and BusinessPlan.
More information about the competition can be found