About Our Competition
The Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition is the most prestigious pitch competition for high school students in the world.
Who We Are
The Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition is the most prestigious, virtual entrepreneurship competition in the world founded by and supported by high school students. Every year, individuals and/or teams pitch their innovative business concepts to experienced entrepreneurs and businesspeople, receive feedback on their ideas, join a community of like-minded students, and compete for thousands in cash prizes.
Compete Globally, Pitch Locally
What is Blue Ocean Strategy
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.
Watch this video to understand the essence of Blue Ocean Strategy and be sure to visit the Blue Ocean Strategy website to learn more.
Growing Participation
This map shows the locations of the students who registered for the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition. Click on the pins to see the school names.
2021-2022 Prizes
$1,000 for First Place
$1,000 for Best Social Pitch
$1,000 special prize for the best Health Care pitch
$750 for Second Place
$500 for Third Place
$750 for People’s Choice Award (combination YouTube likes and judges vote – pitch must make the Top 25)
$1,000 to the school that has the most individual or team pitches that make the Top 25
$1,000 to the top 8 schools who bring in the most submissions
How to Compete
Pitches should be 3 to 5 minutes in length. If you are unsure about how to pitch or what to pitch, see the Content page on this site on how to do a pitch and also how the scoring will be done. All pitches should be submitted by February 18, 2022. We will go through 4 rounds of judging and announce the winners on April 18, 2022. We will notify all entrants on the status of their pitches as judging is completed.
Video submission for this contest will be accepted beginning on Monday October 25, 2021. There is a submissions tab at the top of this website at that time.
We will also announce a People’s Choice Award ($750) winner on April 18, 2022. All pitches submitted will be uploaded to our YouTube channel “Blue Ocean Competition.” To win, simply receive the most “likes” on that channel. Direct your friends and relatives to this page once submitted.
To learn how the scoring will be done by the competition judges, please visit the Pitch Resources Page.
Key Dates for the 2022 Competition
- February 18, 2022 – Registration Ends for the 2021/2022 school year.
February 18, 2022 – Video Submissions Due by 8:00 pm EST
April 18, 2022 – Winners Announced