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In the spring, the Start Up Programme hosts two Regional Championships, where it's possible to qualify for the National Championship. You'll have the opportunity to pitch your idea and receive feedback and mentoring, as well as hear about your fellow students' great ideas and concepts when the championships take place.
- One championship for the west: On may 1th at Business Randers. The address is Viborgvej 92, 8920 Randers NV.
The deadline for registration and upload of the written concept description is Tuesday, April 15th at 11:59 PM. - One championship for the east: On May 7th at Cphbusiness in Lyngby organized in collaboration with EY. The address is: Firskovvej 18, 2800 Kongens Lyngby.
The deadline for registration and upload of the written concept description is Tuesday, April 22th at 11:59 PM.
Registration
Prior to registration, all teams must receive an activation code from their educator. The activation code is used to access the registration form.
Once your team has prepared the written concept description, you can register for the Regional Championship you wish to participate in. This registration is open to students in both east and west regions; when registering, choose your location.
The Start Up Track
If you have a great idea that you've conceived and worked on during this school year (from September 1, 2024), you can participate in the Regional Championships in the Start-Up track. Here, you'll receive training in pitching your idea and valuable feedback and contacts that can help you take your idea to the next level. You also have the opportunity to win cash prizes and mentoring programs.
Categories
In the Start-Up track, there is room for ideas within all areas and disciplines. Therefore, we operate with five categories that encompass innovative and solution-oriented ideas within five value-creating areas.
Read about the categories here
Judging criteria and template for participation
Here you will find all the information you need to prepare yourself before the Regional Championships. Please note that the criterias are different in the category Intrapreneurship and that this category has a seperate guide.
The Grow Up track
The Grow Up is a track for teams with more mature ideas. This means ideas/projects that originated before August 1st, 2024. This track is for those who are ready to take the next step with their idea and who would like advice, feedback, and contacts from experienced entrepreneurs and business people, as well as exposure to potential investors.
To participate in the Grow Up track, the team must live up to the access requirements:
Judging criteria and template for participation
Here you will find all the information you need to prepare yourself before the Regional Championships. Make sure you have read the guide thoroughly.
Share your Idea
Share Your Idea is part of the spring activities within the Regional Entrepreneurship Championships. It serves as an alternative for those who are not comfortable with the competitive aspect but still wish to practice presenting their idea and receive valuable coaching and feedback. Being part of the Regional Championships, you'll have the opportunity to participate in an inspiring event with students from across the country and observe other teams pitching their ideas
Guide and Template for participation
Use of external sources, network, data, and ChatGPT/AI at the Regional Championship:
- It's always a good idea to conduct research and utilize both qualitative and quantitative sources/data in relation to the development and qualification of your idea. However, remember that if you refer to or utilize various forms of data, research, surveys, interviews, or similar in the written concept description and/or the pitch, specify a source or describe the method if it's an analysis you have conducted yourselves.
- ChatGPT or other forms of generative language models/AI can also be used as a tool in your process of developing and qualifying the idea and/or the written concept description or pitch. Here, it's important that you process the inputs you receive in a critical and analytical manner, and that you're able to reflect on, demonstrate, and argue how the use of ChatGPT/AI has qualified your idea if the judges inquire about it. Depending on the extent and manner in which you've used ChatGPT/AI, we also recommend that you indicate it as a source on par with other forms of external sources.
Sign up for the Regional Championships
If you wish to participate in Start-Up, Grow Up, or Share Your Idea, you need to register for the championship you want to participate in. You can sign up by following the link below.