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Genius Business Olympiad
Design a product or service that has a positive impact on the society and environment, and at the same time is an attractive business proposition
What is the GENIUS Business about?
Your GENIUS Business Olympiad project should focus on one of the two categories:
Entrepreneurship: offer a new product or technology to decrease human impact on the environment, or they can offer improvements to existing products or technologies to make them greener or more sustainable.
Innovation: offer environmental solutions for existing businesses and industries, with the aim of a reduction in environmental impact.
You can read about GENIUS Business Olympiad on its website here.
What work is involved?
You will work for several months (typically between 3 and 6 months) to
ideate an existing customer need or a pain point,
design a product or a service that addresses this problem,
write a detailed business proposal, that will include a go-to-market strategy, a realistic revenue model and a plan around financing,
prepare a PowerPoint presentation and present it in a 10min pitch format to a panel of judges.
Am I eligible?
Genius Business Olympiad is open to all students in years 9 through 12. Both US and international students can apply. If you have not turned 17 yet, you will need an adult supervisor to attend the competition with you. You can work on Genius Science Olympiad by yourself, or with up to one teammate.
When can I apply?
You should submit your work by 11:59pm on Match 1 2024. Finalists will be announced around late March or early April. The finals will take place in June.
How will

help
We will guide you every step of the way:
Ideation: you will brainstorm and discuss your ideas with your Ariton mentor. They will help you select a solution that is most impactful and feasible given time and resources limitations.
Mentorship: an experienced Ariton consultant with years of business entrepreneurship and management consulting experience will be working with you on a weekly basis. Our mentors previously started companies, worked in major corporations and prepared large business proposals, as well as led teams to successfully compete in the Genius Olympiad.
Expert training: Ariton mentors have broad technical experience with starting and running a business, making products and bringing them to market, as well as pitching to investors and other stakeholders. Where necessary, we will also help you find experts in the specific niche relevant to your business idea for an expert interview.
Coaching sessions: from idea brainstorming to structuring your experiments, to training for the pitch presentation, your Ariton mentor will be with you every step of the way.
Project management: there is a lot of work involved in completing the Genius Science Olympiad, and it will be your Ariton mentor's priority to ensure you are on track.
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