Top High School Business Competitions Comparison

The following table compares the TOP 4 High School Entrepreneurship Competitions in the United States.

Those four high school competitions are

• Diamond Challenge

• Blue Ocean

• DECA

• UDC Captial Cup Entrepreneurship Competition

	Pros	Cons
Diamond Challenge	created by the University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship department. Existing for 10 years offering $100,000 in prizes International Competition	Only two tracks: Business innovation or social innovation 5 stages competition Written concept narrative is required
​Blue Ocean	​the largest student-founded and student-run entrepreneurship competition $500 to $1000 per winner No written plan is required.	4 runs competition
​DECA	More chapters in high schools Most popular competition $5,000 scholarships	​Must be a DECA member to join the competition Written plan is required
UDC Capital Cup	Only competition sponsored by the U.S. Federal government and Washington DC Capital Government Quality Assured by UDC Business School and DC Chamber of Commerce Written Plan is NOT required. Final competition is hosted in Washington D.C. Only two runs competition	​New competition Only one track: International Business Innovation