Community Business Plan Competition – The Edge

Tuscaloosa Innovative Community Business Plan Competition

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Event Details

Date: February 20, 2025
Location: The EDGE
Address: 2627 10th Avenue | Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Time: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Dates & Deadlines

Click here for an overview of the competition format and additional guidelines. Click here to see the judging criteria.

Intent to Compete Submission Closes: February 13*
- Register here
Draft of PowerPoint Presentation Due: February 13*
- Competitions will be given feedback prior to the Final Presentation due date
Final PowerPoint Presentation Due: February 20*
Competition Date: February 22

Submit Draft and Final Presentations to: jmiesse@ua.edu

*These deadlines are at midnight (11:59 p.m. CST) on the dates listed.

Information Sessions

To help competitors prepare, two in-person information sessions will be held. During these sessions, the AEI team will discuss the judging criteria, presentation tips, and answer questions about how the virtual competition will operate. These information sessions are optional, and the information covered will be the same so attending both won’t be needed.

Information Session 1 – Tuesday, February 6th | 5:30pm | The EDGE | RSVP HERE
Information Session 2 – Thursday, February 8th | 5:30pm | The EDGE | RSVP HERE
Individual Coaching Sessions / Office Hours will be available soon. Please check back.

Awards

This year, a grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded and up to $5,000 in funding to be awarded by the Regions Banking Entrepreneurship Award. Other competition awards are sponsored by the Alabama Small Business Development Center and the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute.