By Gabriela Baron
The Quezon City Government launched a business plan competition to help students cultivate their entrepreneurial spirit.
“Through the Startup QC Business Plan Competition, our aim is to foster an innovative culture among our youth, enable them to broaden their perspective, and open up opportunities for them to reach their full potential,” Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
“I am confident that our QC students of today will become the future business leaders and technopreneurs of tomorrow,” Belmonte added.
The program is open to all students of legal age residing in Quezon City and enrolled at any school, college, or university in the country.
Applicants are encouraged to submit imaginative business ideas that are focused on high development impact sectors such as agritech, edtech, greentech, health tech, and govtech.
Qualified student applicants will undergo cadetship training sessions conducted by a pool of startup industry experts and members of the academe.
After the cadetship, student finalists will have to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges for a chance to win up to P100,000.
The program is supported by the Department of Information and Communications Technology, the Department of Trade and Industry, and Launchgarage, a startup accelerator and tech innovation hub in Quezon City.
Applications will close on Sept. 14.
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