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The University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy runs an annual Business Plan and Big Idea Competition. In 2025 the college's Perfect Pitch event awarded $20,000 to UAA student teams. The Business Enterprise Institute houses related small-business and economic-development programs.
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Include. UAA has a current student pitch competition with a documented 2025 purse. A third Alaska university with a comparable undergraduate startup program was not found.
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.
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Pitch Competition
UAA Business Plan and Big Idea Competition
Pitch CompetitionAlso: Perfect Pitch
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- 2025-04-25
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- Undergraduate Students, Community Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurship Center
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The April 29, 2025 UAA news release says cash prizes at that Perfect Pitch event totaled $20,000. The 2026 competition page does not restate the purse.
Recent Activity
A December 11, 2025 college page describes the 2026 competition, with proposal and pitch dates in early 2026. The April 29, 2025 release documents the prior year's $20,000 award night.
Known Startups and Winners
The 2025 release says six businesses and one big idea were pitched. It does not name the winning ventures in the portion captured.
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2026 prize amounts and the names of 2025 winning ventures.
News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Alaska Anchorage.
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UAA Business Enterprise Institute
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
UAA Business Enterprise Institute
The Business Enterprise Institute links economic-development and small-business programs at UAA. It includes the Alaska Small Business Development Center, the Center for Economic Development, and a technology research and development center. The SBDC provides no-cost or low-cost advising.
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UAA Business Plan and Big Idea Competition
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
UAA Business Plan and Big Idea Competition
UAA's College of Business and Public Policy hosts an annual Business Plan and Big Idea Competition. The 2026 page describes a full-plan track and a Big Idea track, with a Perfect Pitch event that combines a mini trade show and live pitches. The April 29, 2025 news release says that year's Perfect Pitch competitors were all UAA students and that cash prizes totaled $20,000.
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