Registration & Payment | BV Challenge 2025

To register for the 2025 Business Valuation Challenge, please complete the form below. After you submit, you’ll be taken to a secure payment screen to complete the $250 registration fee*. Your team will then be reviewed by event organizers. Upon acceptance into BV Challenge 2025, all members of your team will receive a confirmation email.

*IMPORTANT: This registration fee serves as a deposit to confirm attendance and participation in Round One of the competition. The fee will be refunded upon completion of the first presentation, less a $50 administrative fee to cover processing costs.

If you’re registering a team but don’t yet have the minimum two members, please enter your own information in both participant fields. You’ll need to submit full team details to bvchallenge@cbvinstitute.com by October 18, 2025.

If your school isn’t listed, please reach out to bvchallenge@cbvinstitute.com.

Team Member #

I am authorized to submit this team on behalf of the above team members, and I confirm that all submitted team members will abide by all terms and conditions

Registration Confirmation

Thank you for registering for the 2025 Business Valuation Challenge! You and the rest of your team should receive an email confirming your registration. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please reach out to bvchallenge@cbvinstitute.com.

These terms and conditions (“Terms”) outline the rules and regulations governing the Business Valuation Challenge 2025 (“Challenge”) organized by CBV Institute (the “Organizer”). By participating in this Challenge, participants agree to comply with these Terms. It is important that you carefully read and understand these Terms before entering the Challenge.

1. Eligibility:

The Challenge is open to individuals and teams aged 18 years and above, regardless of nationality.
Participants must be enrolled enrolled at an undergraduate degree-granting Canadian institution.
Employees, contractors, and immediate family members of the organizer are not eligible to participate.
Teams are not permitted to have a faculty coach and must complete the Challenge without assistance.

2. Registration:

Participants must complete the official registration form provided by the organizer to participate in the Challenge.
All registration information must be accurate and complete. False or misleading information may result in disqualification.

3. Challenge Overview:

The Challenge is a business valuation competition where participants will be required to analyze and value a provided business case or scenario.
Participants will receive access to the challenge materials, including relevant data and information, on the date designated in the “Key Dates” section of the BV Challenge microsite.

4. Submission Guidelines:

Participants must submit their completed business valuation case studies by the specified submission deadline.
Submissions must be original and created solely by the participant(s). The use of generative AI is permitted, though this must be disclosed. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
Submissions should be in English and follow any formatting guidelines provided by CBV Institute.

5. Judging Criteria:

Submissions will be evaluated based on the accuracy, depth, and clarity of the business valuation analysis.
Judges will also consider the creativity and innovativeness of the valuation approach.

6. Prizes:

The organizer will award prizes to the top-performing participants or teams, as determined by the judging panel.
The prize details, including types and values, will be communicated to the winners following the conclusion of the Challenge.

7. Other:

Participants agree to have participation captured on video and streamed in real-time to a wider audience through the official online platforms of the organizer.
Participants consent to receive communications from CBV Institute about the BV Challenge.
Participants agree to have their names and images disseminated via CBV Institute’s social media platforms.

By participating in the Business Valuation Challenge 2025, participants agree to abide by these Terms and any decisions made by the organizer. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not participate in the Challenge. For any inquiries or concerns, please contact BV@cbvinstitute.com