Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition 2027

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation runs a free, entirely online pitch competition for 14 to 18 year olds anywhere in the world, with a deadline of 21 February 2027. Entrants first complete a short mini-course on Blue Ocean Strategy, the idea that firms do better by creating uncontested market space than by fighting for share in a crowded one, then submit a video pitch of under five minutes for a business idea of their own. Recent cycles have drawn around 12,000 entries from over 160 countries, so the odds are long, though the work itself is quick and the strategy framing gives a real hook into competition, market structures and non-price differentiation. More useful to business studies students than to economists, and enrichment rather than spec coverage, but the video format suits students who freeze at essay competitions.  Enter here

Topics: Competitions, Extracurricular, UCAS, Stretch and Challenge, Enrichment, Entrepreneurship, Market structures, Competition, Innovation, Non-price competition