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Seattle University's Albers School of Business and Economics runs the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition, a pitch competition for students and alumni with a $20,000 grand prize.
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Include. Seattle University has a long-running student and alumni pitch competition with a stated grand prize and a named center.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
2
All currently active
Top direct funding
$20,000
Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition
Equity
No equity on indexed programs
Program mix
2
Pitch Competition · Entrepreneurship Center
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
2 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
$20,000
funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
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funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from Seattle University to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
The official competition page states a $20,000 grand prize. It does not describe an equity investment.
Recent Activity
The competition page is live and describes the three-round format and the grand prize. A full current-year calendar was not clearly dated on the captured page.
Known Startups and Winners
The page mentions historical accelerator acceptances, including a 2022 WTIA founder cohort note and a 2020 maritime accelerator note. Those are historical examples, not a current winner list.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
The next entry deadline and the full prize table beyond the grand prize.
News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at Seattle University.
2 sources
Official sources(2)
Seattle University
Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition
Since 1998, the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition has invited Seattle University students and alumni to pitch new ventures, including for-profit, nonprofit, corporate, and social-enterprise ideas. Teams led by students and alumni advance through three rounds. The page says the grand prize is $20,000.
Read on Seattle University
Seattle University
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Albers is the office that runs the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition and related student entrepreneurship programming. The competition page places the center as the organizer.
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