{"id":976,"date":"2024-12-30T15:46:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T20:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/?page_id=976"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:30:51","slug":"new-york-business-plan-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/new-york-business-plan-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Business Plan Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3306 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NYBPC-FL-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NYBPC-FL-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NYBPC-FL.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/>New York Business Plan Competition | Spring Semester:<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), established in 2009, is a premier venture creation and innovation competition designed to foster entrepreneurship and innovation across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Open to students from colleges and universities throughout New York, the competition encourages participants to transform their business ideas into reality. 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