Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition

The Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition is the most prestigious pitch competition for high school students in the world. It is a free virtual entrepreneurship competition that attracts the very best high school aged entrepreneurs from all over the world. Every year, individuals or teams pitch their innovative business concepts to experienced entrepreneurs and business-people, receive feedback on their ideas, join a community of like-minded students, and compete for thousands in cash prizes. Simply finishing in the Top 100 makes you one of the 100 best student entrepreneurs in the world.

Come up with an idea on your own or with a team of up to 5 others for a product or service that stands apart and you believe the world needs, register for the competition, so we know who you are and can keep in touch with you, create a video pitch under 5 minutes in length using the Rubric on the Resources page and then submit the video by February 18, 2023. That's it.

Our competition is inspired by the ideas and message of the over 4 million-copy international bestseller Blue Ocean Strategy and the New York Times bestseller Blue Ocean Shift, co-authored by Professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. Blue Ocean Strategy and Blue Ocean Shift are taught in over 2,000 universities around the world including the top business schools. Blue Ocean Strategy is about creating a leap in value for consumers and making the competition irrelevant with innovative ideas and business models. At the Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition, we challenge our competitors to channel Blue Ocean thinking in their ideas and pitches.

How to Participate

1. Register first so we can keep you informed on the competition!
2. Provide your best email address. If your school does not allow outside emails to go through, use your personal email. Otherwise, we may not have a way to contact you.
3. Watch the webinar (below) and complete the Blue Ocean mini-course to learn about Blue Ocean thinking.
4. Check out previous winners and pitches for inspiration.
5. Think of a real-world problem that no one has solved before and create a blue ocean business idea to solve it.
6. Use the provided templates to structure your pitch and record a five minute video.
7. Submit your pitch by February 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM in the time zone where you are located.
8. Get your friends, classmates and family to vote for your pitch for a chance to win the Popular Choice Award.