April 7-10, 2027 | Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk | San Antonio, TX

 Hotel Reservations

SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND ACCEPTANCE DATES

Submission Deadline: Saturday, November 21, 2026

Acceptance Notice: January 22, 2027

(You know you have some GREAT work to share! Get the submission done before Thanksgiving!)

SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

PROJECT OF THE YEAR (POY) COMPETITION

Pitch Submission Deadline: January 9, 2027
Finalist Notification: February 13, 2027
Finalist compete in person at SBI27: Group winners will advance to the championship round
Early Student Registration Deadline: March 6, 2027 for ONLY $350!
Live Competition: 8-10 April in San Antonio Texas

Contact Sara MacSween with questions! sbmacswe@uncg.edu

Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer Small Business Institute's 51st Annual Conference attendees discounted fares. 

Southwest Airline Reservations

Discount valid for travel 4/5/2027 to 4/12/2027.

Conference Registration Coming Soon!

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.