2024 Collegiate Great Brands competition

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Student teams from across the country are invited to compete in the 2024 Collegiate Great Brands Show on March 27, 2024. Bring your ideas or business for a chance to win $25,000.

rules

 In order to qualify for the event, student teams must meet the following requirements:

  1. Undergraduate and Graduate students only.
    PMBA, EMBA, or PhD team is required to have at least one undergraduate student on the team.

  2. If a member of the team has graduated, they must have graduated within the past three semesters.

  3. Businesses must have less than $2 million in cumulative lifetime sales plus cumulative lifetime third party funding, grants or awards.

  4. Business must be consumer-focused (business to consumer).

Teams are eligible for a maximum travel stipend of up to $1500, including hotel accommodations.

past winners

2023: SWAKE from the University of Georgia
2022: Gently Soap from the University of Georgia
2021: Quokka Brew from UC Berkeley
2019: Celise from American University
2018: CleanCult from Babson College

2024 Winners:

1st place, Chi Chi Foods from Washington U. in St. Louis

2nd place, Manta from University of Texas, Dallas

3rd place, Ox Sox from University of Georgia