Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition

With Liftoff Houston, 3 entrepreneurs will each win $10K to start their own business! #LIftoffHouston Liftoff Houston!

is the City of Houston’s first business plan competition. The competition is a collaborative effort between Capital One Bank, Houston Public Library (HPL) and the Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), and is designed to engage and empower Houstonians seeking to start a business using the robust resources available through HPL and OBO. The competition will take place in over a 6 month period. Appli

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11/06/2022

Modular housing. A seaweed farm. And VR maritime training. Our Innovation Category pitches were revolutionary, indeed!

A round of applause for Terri Nguyen, Sean Carroll, and Aditya Aggarwal. It has been a pleasure getting to know you throughout the competition, and keep in touch as you get your businesses off the ground!

Houston Public Library

11/06/2022

These phenomenal women pitched their businesses in the Service Category and our judges were impressed!

Congratulations to Kimberly Evans, Charmeyce Buck and Frerika Varlack, and Dr. Natasha Roberts... as Mayor Sylvester Turner said after he announced the winners... "always keep dreaming!" Best of luck, and thank you for being part of Liftoff Houston.

Houston Public Library

11/06/2022

And the results for the Product Category are.....

Kudos to Stefanie Jones, Suzanne Knobel, and Hannah Le for bringing their A-games on Pitch Day! This is only the beginning and we wish you much success in your entrepreneurship journeys.

Houston Public Library

11/05/2022

Big congratulations to our 2022 Grand Prize Winners!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Each will take home $10,000 in seed money for their small business!

🏆 Service Category: Tasha Roberts, Activate Drip Spa

🏆 Product Category: Hannah Le, RE.STATEMENT

🏆 Innovation Category: Aditya Aggarwal, MaritimeXR

Houston Public Library

PITCH DAY LIVE Red Carpet Interview - Starts at 2:00PM

11/05/2022

https://youtu.be/vsbJ6K4i8o4 2022 LiftOff Houston Business Plan Competition PITCH DAY LIVE Red Carpet WINNERS & RUNNER-UPS Interviews 2:00PM - City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity-OBO

PITCH DAY LIVE Red Carpet Interview - Starts at 2:00PM 2022 LiftOff Houston Business Plan Competition WINNERS.