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South Dakota Mines in Rapid City runs the Competitive Entrepreneurial Opportunity program, a semester-long student business-plan track that ends in a pitch competition. A university release says the competition offers $14,000 and is in its 12th year.
Include. South Dakota Mines has a long-running student business-plan competition with a published prize pool..
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
1
All currently active
Top direct funding
$14,000
SD Mines CEO Business Plan Competition
Equity
Equity terms unknown
Program mix
1
Pitch Competition
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1 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
SD Mines CEO Business Plan Competition
Pitch Competition$14,000
funding range
- Last activity
- 2025-11-16
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
A Mines news release says the CEO Business Plan Competition offers $14,000 in prize money. The program page confirms cash prizes and does not reprint the total. Equity terms are not stated.
Recent Activity
The program page lists a fall 2025 calendar, including a business-plan deadline of November 16, 2025, and finalist pitches in December 2025. The news release describes the competition as an annual event in its 12th year.
Known Startups and Winners
Named winners were not published on the official pages captured for this listing.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
- The captured calendar is the fall 2025 cycle, not a 2026 date.
- Winner names and equity terms are not on the captured pages.
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South Dakota Mines
South Dakota Mines in Rapid City runs the Competitive Entrepreneurial Opportunity program, a semester-long student business-plan track that ends in a pitch competition. A university release says the competition offers $14,000 and is in its 12th year.
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News & articles
1 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at South Dakota Mines.
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