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Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library PowerUP Business Plan Competition
Amount
$20,000
2nd $10,000, 3rd $5,000
Deadline
May 4, 2026
Odds
~3 winners annually
Effort
Several week
Can you get this?
✓Open to aspiring business owners
Your real odds
The three prize tiers ($20,000, $10,000, and $5,000) mean at least three winners come out of each annual cycle.
This runs through a library system, which puts it within reach of founders who would be screened out of national programs, though the funder does not publish applicant volume or selection rates.
What it takes
Prepare a business planSeveral week
Submit competition application1 to 2 hrs
Pitch to judges
Worth knowing
Brooklyn Public Library's Business & Career Center runs business coaching and workshops, and showing up there before you apply gives you a sharper plan and a clearer read on what the program actually rewards.
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