BerQ RNG Business Plan Competition

Test your entrepreneurial talents against some of the best and brightest teams from across North America, gain valuable experience by creating and defending a business plan in front of an experienced panel of judges, and network with rising stars and established entrepreneurs.

Intent to Compete Competition Rules

As Canada's premier business plan event, Morrissette Entrepreneurship has drawn entrepreneurial teams from universities throughout North America and beyond to compete at the BerQ RNG Business Plan Competition. Organized by the Western Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship Powered by Ivey Business School, and sponsored by BerQ RNG, the Business Plan Competition includes a prize pool of Canadian $30,000 with the winning team receiving $20,000. The competition also includes prizes for 2nd and 3rd placed teams.

The BerQ RNG Business Plan Competition is open to full-time graduate and undergraduate students from all degree programs.

How To Apply

Complete our Intent-to-Compete form;




Submit a 2-page Executive Summary of Business Plan to [email protected] prior to the November deadline.

Teams chosen for the competition will need to provide a completed business plan a week prior to the competition. For more details on the format, please read the Competition Rules.

Important Dates & Deadlines

Intent to Compete: November 8, 2025

Executive Summary Deadline: November 8, 2025, by 12.00 PM

Business Plan Due: January 19, 2026

Competition Weekend: January 22-24, 2026

For more information, please contact Shanthal Perera at [email protected]

Intent to Compete

Competition Rules

Submit Executive Summary

History Of The Competition

First held in 1999, the competition offered graduate students the opportunity to present innovative current ventures to potential investors. At the same time, investors have a chance to get a close-up look at up-and-coming entrepreneurs. In 2017, the competition included an undergraduate stream, giving

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