Advisor Orientation
2026 HCC Business Plan Competition
Thursday, February 05, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual Event on ZOOM
Join us virtually on ZOOM, Thursday February 05, 2026 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm for our Advisor Orientation for the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition (BPC). Meet BPC leaders, entrepreneurs, funders and subject matter experts who are willing to contribute their time and expertise to advise a team chosen for the 2026 HCC BPC.
Your Experience can Empower our Entrepreneurs
Houston City College and our Center for Entrepreneurship are preparing for the 19th annual HCC Business Plan Competition (Competition). We invite you to be a part of our 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition Advisor Cohort. Join other experienced entrepreneurial, business and technology experts who give one-on-one advising to a team selected to move through our competition.
Competition training and advising is virtual and onsite with optional opportunities to meet your team in person.
Advisors are a powerful and sustaining thread in the program. As an Advisor you will have an opportunity to help entrepreneurs of all ages who are entering the HCC Business Plan Competition to take expert advice and use it to become more successful.
Approximately thirty entrepreneur teams will be chosen to compete in the 2026 Competition. We accept proposed, startup and existing companies who are entering to create refined and polished plans to start and/or grow their businesses. Each team (of 1 to 5 contestants) will move through the competition training and advising from late February through May. All contestant teams will be matched with Advisors. If you become an Advisor, you will be matched to a team based on your areas of expertise and the team's business concept and needs. Advisors are critical to the success of the Competition.
This Orientation is not Required, but it is a great way for advisors new to our competition to learn more about how it works.
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For more information on the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition