Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Business Resource Guide: B2B Business Plan Competitions

D-Prize is a grant-funded nonprofit targeting extreme poverty. They seed social impact organizations that otherwise wouldn’t exist.

The Hult Prize challenges young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship.

B2B hosts IMPACTATHON, a social impact hackathon that allows students to engage in a fun, fast-paced design-thinking and problem-solving experience that culminates in a pitch event, with cash prizes to fund teams with winning ideas.
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B2B Impactathon: Incubating Ideas to Change the World
Impactathon: Inspiring Social Change Through Sustainable Business Models
Impactathon Offers Social Entrepreneurial Lessons for Students and Alumni
Impactathon Offers Inspiration and Real-World Lessons for Soka Students

The Fowler GSIC inspires student entrepreneurs around the world to connect and create sustainable business solutions to global issues. Since 2011, this competition has distributed more than $500,000 to seed the most innovative and promising global ventures.

Calling All Creators, Inventors, and Aspiring Entrepreneurs! The UCI New Venture Competition offers Soka B2B students the opportunity to form a team with UCI students, launch a startup and potentially fund a business idea – all within seven months. Teams compete for $100,000 in cash prizes plus additional professional services!
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SUA Students Again Prove Their Mettle at UCI Startup Competition
Soka Students Are Winners at UCI New Venture Competition
UCI Collaboration Empowers B2B

Soka University hosts University Lab Partner’s MIRE STEM program to provide the next generation of STEM leaders the multidisciplinary skills needed to thrive in the biotech entrepreneurial world. Students will learn the four C's: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity from working alongside OC's top leaders in innovation, medicine, science, and law. Additionally, students will learn adaptability, resilience, and problem solving through project-based coursework. University Lab Partners (ULP) and the CHOC Research Institute designed this curriculum and are committed to excellence in education and research. In some cases, Soka students can get independent study credit.