PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply online for the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition 2016 is fast approaching.
The deadline is 5 p.m. on March 28, and this year’s winners and finalists will share in prizes valued at more than $200,000.
The following are other important dates associated with the competition:
- April 4: Judges select semi-finalists.
- April 12: Full, written plans will be due from semi-finalists by noon.
- April 20: Semi-finalists are invited to meet briefly with judges, who will then choose finalists.
- April 27: Finalists each meet for 30 minutes with the judges.
- May 3: Winners will be announced after all finalists briefly present their plans at a free public event.
The May 3 event will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center/Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 20 N. Main St.