About competition
The Start Your Business competition is a good opportunity to test your business plan or just to test your skills and compare them with others. With feedback, experts will help refine ideas and there is a cash prize for the most successful students.
You can enter the competition, if
- you are a Bachelor's, Master's or doctoral student of any MU programme,
- you have a great business idea,
- you know your competition and want to take the first steps towards bringing your idea to fruition,
- you need funding to start your business,
- you want to start a business, and you're serious about it.
What can you get
- financial support for your own business
- mentors' support and help from experts
- network of contacts among other enterprising students
- experience with presenting your ideas and plans in front of others
This year, for the first time, a Special Prize will be awarded in the "Social Entrepreneurship" category. This category is intended for teams that want to use entrepreneurship to actively contribute to solving social, community, or environmental challenges with a sustainable impact.
Supporters and partners of Start Your Business
A special category on the topic of social entrepreneurship in the Start Your Business student competition for 2026 is supported by the KompassMUNI project.
