Annual EdTech business plan competition
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2019 Business Plan Competition
EduGrowth’s annual LaunchPad Business Start business plan competition is designed to drive innovation within the Education Technology and Innovation sector.
Applicants are asked to submit ‘Business Plans’ which need:
- to be innovative;
- to address the education sector;
- to clearly articulate the impact;
- to demonstrate the effectiveness of the business idea; and
- to prove a clear understanding of the market.
“Winning the 2018 Business Plan Competition was an important, small but significant validation to my project”
Leo Ng, Research Screener
Winner, runner-up & finalist
Prizes up for grabs
Business Start
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The countdown begins..
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