Competition Updates Presented by: Nick Chapman
National Online Competitions
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National Competitions Live Competitions • Marketing • Finance • Human Resources • Salesmanship • Booth Design • Elevator Pitch • Job Interview • Impact Marketing
Submission-Based Competitions • • • • • • • • • •
Elevator Pitch (Video) Company Branding Company Newsletter E-Commerce Website Employee Handbook Marketing Plan (Written) Sales Materials Video Commercial Advanced Website Resume & Cover Letter
Case Study Competitions • Global Business Challenge • HR Scenario • Marketing Case Study
National Business Plan Competition • Top 6 Presentation Videos available now • Top 6 Written Plans available by August 1 • Written (30%) • Presentation (70%)
Rubrics • 5-Star • Moving to half-stars
• A scaled score:
Scaled Score
• 5 – Well above standards
100
• Professional Quality: “I would pay for this”
• 4 – Above standards
90
• Approaching professional quality
• 3 – Meets standards
80
• What all students should be able to do
• 2 – Below Standards
65
• Needs improvement / missing components
• 1 – Well below standards
55
• Needs significant improvement
• Section Missing
0
VE Top 50 • A composite method to identify the top firms in the VE program
ENGAGEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
How will it be measured? A weighted average of: Start-Up Activities
Business Plan
Compliance
• Bus Registration Form • Loan Application and/or Angel Investors • Quarterly Report • DATE: 10/31/18
• Local • Regional • National • DATES: 11/1/18 – 4/30/19
• Quarterly Report • 941 Reports + Remittance • Sales Tax Reports + Remittance • DATES: 1/31/19 + 4/30/19
Transactions
Online Competitions / Conference & Exhibitions
Ending Position
• Firm • Students • Store Manager • Threshold >XX # or XX $ • DATES: 1/31, 3/31, 4/30/19
• Participation + Result • DATES: 9/1/18 – 4/30/19
• Annual Report + Audit • DATE: 4/30/19 • REPORT DUE: 5/15/19
Q & A