Bison Bump Business Plan Challenge Application

The 2025 Bison Bump Business Plan Challenge is open to teams of up to five individuals from across the U.S. and Canada. If you have

• Teams are not required to implement their business plans.
• No sort of accreditation is required.
• Teams must be comprised of actively enrolled college/university students.
• Business plans must describe current or planned business for new, independent ventures in the seed, start-up, or early growth stages.
• Business plans must offer a tangible product(s) or service that can be marketed or sold.
• Businesses, concepts, or ideas must be newly created. Students are expected to:
  • Be a driving force behind the new venture.
  • Have played a major role in developing and submitting the business plan.
  • Participate in the stage presentation at the AISES National Conference.

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If you have any questions at any point during the process, please contact our support staff at bisonbump@aises.org.