Are you sitting on the next big thing? Want a safe place to explore the idea’s potential with real business people and maybe win $5,000 to help make the idea a reality? Well, you are looking in the right place.
On this page you can submit your Governor's Giant Vision Student Competition written business plan outlining the business idea, potential markets, production requirements and other standard items. There are no eligibility criteria for submitting a business plan and all South Dakotan college, university, and technical school students are encouraged to apply.
REQUIREMENTS:
To apply for either competition, you must prepare a business plan totaling no more than 10 pages. You are required to utilize the financial template which may be downloaded here. Limited attachments (2-3 pages) that support your application may be included in addition to the 10 page maximum application.
Applications must be submitted by midnight, Friday, February 24, 2012.
Click HERE(PDF) or here (Word) to download the Business Application form and confidentiality agreement
Please go over our submission checklist to ensure you have all required documents.
Once you have all documents ready, please click on the link below to submit them below. (Note- submitted documents must be Microsoft word docs, Excel files, or PDF's)
***We are aware that some applicants have run into problems submitting their documents online, and we apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any trouble submitting your information, please contact:***
Mary Anne Boyd, VP Program Services
1-877-817-8215- maryanneb@sdchamber.biz
SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
PO Box 190
Pierre, SD 57501
Application deadline: Friday, Feb 24, 2012
1st Round judging deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Notification of all qualifiers and non-qualifiers: Monday, March 19, 2012
GOED Conference: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 10-11, 2012
Giant Vision Competition: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Sioux Falls
