Cultivating Student Entrepreneurs

This multi-track competition takes students out of the classroom and into the real world. It challenges students to develop products or services and present their plans to bring them to market.

Guest RSVP 2018 Final Teams COMPETITION Details

Open to all students in all majors at the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Keene State College and Granite State College. Participants will present their business proposals before panels of business leaders who judge their commercialization potential. The competition honors those students who have developed the most compelling proposals and concludes with the presentation of the Paul J. Holloway Prize.

TRACKS
High Technology
High Growth
Hospitality and Service Solutions
Sustainability

Entries should be innovative, feasible to implement and address an identified market need. Many successful businesses have grown out of past competition entries. Students who entered the New Hampshire Social Venture Innovation Challenge are encouraged to enter.

The Holloway Competition is the oldest of its kind in New Hampshire. Holloway’s wife, Anna Grace, son, Scott, and daughter, Debra, established the Paul J. Holloway Prize in 1988 to honor his achievements and contributions to the educational and business communities.

Prizes

More than $100,000 in cash and in-kind services, such as industry feedback and mentoring awarded throughout the competition, legal assistance, website consulting and development and start up space are awarded to the Paul. J. Holloway Prize competition winner.