Overall business plan is scored out of 45 points.
Top 5 business plans go through a second set of scores by independent judges to determine the top 3.
Best Video (Special Achievement) is scored out of 30 points.
The Five Special Achievement awards are scored out of 5 points each:
- Most Original Product/Service
- Most Innovative Marketing Concept
- Most Original Name
- Best Utilization of Technology
- Best Logo
- Cultural Component
- Environmental Content
Best Power Point Presentation (Special Achievement) is scored out of 50 points.
Team Spirit (Special Achievement) is scored out of 10 points.
Best Tradeshow (Special Achievement) is scored out of 20 points.
All components are scored by two judges and averaged for a final score.
Two special achievement awards are determined by the following criteria:
- E-Spirit Ambassador Award: determined by ballot vote from E-Spirit participants at the gathering.
- Social Media Award: will be awarded to the team that generated the most traffic and activity in our Social Media Challenges on Facebook.
The judges will use a variety of criteria to evaluate team entries. View the judging guidelines for each of the following elements: