🚀 School Entrepreneur of the Year (SEY) 🚀

Are you a high school student interested in business? Do you have a startup idea you want to explore? Perhaps meet other like-minded students from across Australia?

If so, you can't miss out on SEY, our nationwide entrepreneurship tournament supported by Finder! Check us out on Instagram as well :)

About

At the School Entrepreneur of the Year tournament, you will be introduced to the world of startups and key entrepreneurial concepts through hands-on experience underscored by engaging workshops delivered by entrepreneurs and industry professionals in Australia.

In the course of one day, students will form teams of 3-5 students and develop innovative solutions to problems they are passionate about, and undergo the process of transforming these ideas into reality. Students will then pitch to a panel of judges for prizes!

Dates

July 9th @ UTS Startups
August 7th @ UTS Startups
October 1st @ Online

If you don't reside in NSW or prefer to join online, register for October 1st for a virtual SEY: Round 1 event!

SEY Tournament

Round 1

Students will enter the SEY tournament through a Round 1 event, which you can register for one this page! In this round, all teams will go through Problem Identification, Market Research, Product Development and Pitching workshops to ideate and create the foundations of their business.

Round 2

The top team from each school will be nominated for Round 2 which will be a one-day competition. In this round, teams will go through Lean Business Canvas and Financials workshops and further their product development. Industry mentors from Finder will also guide teams and provide feedback.

Round 3

The top 10 teams from Round 2 will be invited to Round 3, a 2-day immersive camp. This round will be focused on problem solving for their businesses as teams will work together to solve ‘crisis problems’ that will be given to them. With the guidance of industry experts from Finder, teams will spend Day 1 reacting to and solving their crisis problems and Day 2 focusing on pitching their final ideas.

Prizes

The top 3 teams will be crowned as the 2022 Tournament winners!

The prize pool includes $1.5K cash prize, Generation Entrepreneur and Finder merchandise (hoodies, tote bags, shirts, notebooks and drink bottles) and more! Winning teams will also win industry-level mentoring to help grow their ideas or work alongside professionals!