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This list is for updates only. It does not enter you in the competition. When you're ready to enter, start your entry. It's free, open across Ontario, open from age 12, with 12 categories and sponsor-funded target prizes of up to $2,500.
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Business 101 is 8 free, self-paced modules. It builds your one-page plan as you go.
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Create a free account, choose your category and write your pitch. Entrants under 18 need a parent or guardian's consent.
Start your entryRecord three videos
Elevator Pitch (60 seconds or less), Plan Briefing (up to 5 minutes), Slide Walkthrough (up to 10 minutes, screen-shared slides). A phone is fine.
Read the rulesSubmit before the deadline
Entries close March 31, 2027. Every complete entrant gets written feedback.
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- Official rules and the 100-point judging rubricExactly how entries are scored, published in full before you write a word.
- Business 101 — free, practical 8-module courseBuild a business, not just a business plan: problem, customer, offer, customers, sales, numbers, systems and pitch.
- Free one-page business plan builderDraft the plan your entry needs in one page, at no cost.
- Youth entrepreneurship programs in OntarioWhat's open at 12, 15 and 18 — and the eligibility catch on every funding program.
- A one-page business plan for studentsEight questions and a free builder, for a first idea that isn't ready for nine sections.