Initiatives
Competitions
USF Saint Petersburg Sustainability Pitch Competition
The USF St Pete Sustainability Pitch competition gives students the chance to pitch in front of judges and win over $1,000 in cash prizes. All business ideas are welcome. This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their businesses and make a difference.
Daveler Entrepreneurship Program
The Frank and Ellen Daveler Entrepreneurship Program is a competitive, merit-based award that will be open to upper-level undergraduate college students across Florida.
Florida Blue Health Innovation Challenge
The annual Florida Blue Health Innovation Challenge is managed by the University of South Florida. This theme-based state-wide competition is open to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from across Florida who have an interest in health-related innovations.
USF Business Plan Competition
The competition provides USF students a chance to receive critical assessments and reviews of their new businesses with professional guidance on strategies and tactics to successfully fund and grow new ventures.
USF Business Model Competition
The competition provides an opportunity for the USF students to learn about entrepreneurship through the development and presentation of a business idea to a panel of judges. This standard model for innovation focuses on the basics that help tell if an idea is viable or not.