Obviously, all our events provide opportunities to network, too. Participating in the Competition is your best opportunity to network in person because your team will have an experienced mentor and you will interact with the judges as well as raising the profile of your company. But not everyone has time or interest in these events - so we encourage you to make use of the on-line community opportunities we offer at this website.

ICE may be the premier New England Clean Energy Business Plan Competition; however there are several other competitions we encourage competitors to look into and compete.

Clean Tech Open

http://www.cleantechopen.com/
Clean Tech Open is an organization of leading entrepreneurs, academics, investors and companies, working together to accelerate the development of clean technology startups.
CTO provides resources, education and support for clean tech entrepreneurs. Activities include the Annual Business Plan Competition, Mentoring, Sustainability Workshops, a series of Public Symposia and Resource Directory.

The MIT Clean Energy Prize

www.mitcep.org
The MIT Clean Energy Prize is a student business plan competition,sponsored by NSTAR and the US Department of Energy, open to all fulltime students in the US. Over $500,000 in cash and other prizes will be awarded to the grand prize winning team and to category winners.

The Mid-Atlantic Business Plan Competition

www.mabpc.org
In its 3rd year - we are seeking all student teams and "open" (read: non-student) teams planning to base their businesses somewhere in the DC/VA/MD/WV/DE/PA/NJ multi-state area.