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Evaluating a business idea

These resources show you how to find an idea or decide as a group which idea is most promising. 

• How to Come Up with a Business Idea from Harvard Business School
• How to Get Startup Ideas from Y Combinator [video]
• What problem does your business idea solve? Tips from "So You Want to Start a Business: The 7 Step Guide to Create, Start & Grow Your Own Business" by Ingrid Thompson & Valerie Khoo

Consumer trends from the experts

The top market research firms often publish reports that predict what consumers will want. Your team could use these predictions to think about how to put a new spin on an existing product or to meet an emerging need.

• Mintel's Consumer Trends 2030 Market research experts Mintel previews what consumers want and why
• Euromonitor's International 2024 Consumer Trends White paper discusses what consumers want, to help companies stay ahead of disruption, predict shopping motivations, and fulfill unmet needs.
• Mintel Trends 2022: Climate Complexity This report discusses how consumers are looking for help and guidance to shrink their carbon footprint.
• TrendWatching: 2023 Trend Check Explore emerging consumer and design trends. Look under "Free" to find Innovation of the Day and Monthly reports.

Examples of new products launched since 2020

Companies highlight new products regularly in trade journals like  Progressive Grocer ,  Furniture Today , or  Automotive News . You can browse these articles in JMU databases like Business Source Complete and Factiva.

• Business Source Complete This link opens a custom search, where the results are articles that show product ideas being brought to market over the last two years.

Prove your concept

You need to prove that there is a market for your idea. One of the  key steps to validating your concept is evaluating your market size  - units sold per year, competitors in the industry, etc. These resources can help you validate your concept.

Recommended resources

• Google Trends Review search engine traffic to see how popular terms related to your product or service are being looked up (and where, which might suggest a location for your company). Quick video tutorial from Ahrefs .

Need tips for using a database properly? JMU Libraries has created slidedecks to show you how the steps for using  and citing  JMU's key business databases, like IBISWorld & Statista.

Find competitors

Google is a great place to start.Try using Google's "related" search operator, i.e.,  related:rei.com , which gives you a list of websites that are competitors to outdoor apparel company REI. 

Remember that competitors can be direct or indirect . Direct competitors sell the same product as your firm. Indirect competitors may sell a different product, but are targeting the same customer. HubSpot explains these terms . 

JMU Libraries database  Data Axle Reference Solutions returns a list of competitors operating in a geographic area (U.S. only: City, State, Zip code). It's most effective if you search by industry using a NAICS code.

Identify your NAICS code

An industry is a group of businesses that produce and/or sell the same, or similar, goods or services ( Ruediger & Olsen , 2013). 

The U.S. government uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to collect data about economic activity in different industries.

NAICS codes are critical for finding financial benchmarks to forecast your new business' sales, revenue, expenditures, etc. 

• NAICS code look-up: U.S. Census Bureau
• NAICS code look-up: NAICS Association site

Choose a city/state/country to locate

When choosing where to locate, think about the available workforce, economic development incentives, and the demographics and location of your customers. 

Recommended resources (location selection)

• Kauffman Indicators of Entrepreneurship: State Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in the U.S. This organization captures data abut early-stage entrepreneurship activity across all states and Washington, D.C. It can tell you in which states startups are most likely to survive. Pro tip: Click on State Profiles in the top menu to switch from Virginia to another state
• Best Small Cities for Business – 2024 Try searching for similar stories from Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur or Business Insider. Pro tip: Click Tools under the Google search box to change from Any Time to articles published in Past Year .
• State Business Tax Climate Index 2024 (Tax Foundation) Annual comparison of business tax rates from a tax policy think-tank.
• Sperling's best place: Compare cities

Recommended resources (search for commercial real estate listings)

• LoopNet Use advanced search to narrow by property type.
• CityFeet.com An online commercial real estate network.
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• Two GU Student Team win at 'Tongali Business Plan Competition 2024'

Two GU Student Team win at 'Tongali Business Plan Competition 2024'

Two student teams from Gifu University won at the 'Tongali Business Plan Competition 2024' which took place in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The competition aims to support university students' creation of venture businesses and cultivate successful future entrepreneurs.

A record-breaking 65 university student teams participated in a series of competitions, with only 16 teams advancing to the final stage. At the final stage, two Gifu University student teams secured multiple awards this year. This achievement marks the third consecutive year that Gifu University student teams have received accolades at the Tongali competitions.

On Thursday, July 4, two winning teams visited the Office of the President and reported their achievements to President YOSHIDA Kazuhiro. During the meeting, team members introduced their business plans. Mr. SAITO Kaisei, the leader of 'GenomicGarden' team, expressed, "Initially, no one on our team imagined that we could win the competition, but we were honored to receive both the 'Award of Excellence' and the 'Overseas Challenging Award.' We believe that our business plan was highly evaluated, providing us with significant self-confidence. We remain committed to expanding our activities, using these awards as important steppingstones for our growth."

Ms. YAMAMOTO Mana, the leader of 'NyuuGyuu wo sukuitai (want to save dairy cattle)' team, followed by saying, "I am very glad that our team's efforts to save dairy cattle paid off. We learned a lot from our experiences of participating in the competitions, and we are committed to continuing to challenge ourselves for our cause."

President Yoshida congratulated them on their wining and expressed his strong wishes as follows: "Your victory at the 'Tongali Business Plan Competition 2024' is a result of your constant, strenuous efforts and ingenuity." He added, "I am also overjoyed with the multiple awards received by Gifu University student teams for three years in a row. Please continue to learn and challenge yourselves. You all have great potential to succeed, and we will continue to root for your growth and future success."

Gifu University wholeheartedly supports student challenges and growth, striving to produce human resources who can, "Learn, Explore and Contribute."

The following are the team names, business plan themes and the members who won the 'Tongali Business Plan Competition 2024.'

■Team Name: 'GenomicGarden' 　 Theme: Pharm Technology using Miniature Pigs 　Leader: Mr. SAITO Kaisei, four-year student, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences 　Members: Associate Professor TAKASU Masaki, Dr. HANO Kazuki, Institute for Advanced Study 　Awards: Tongali Award, Award of Excellence (second place), Overseas Challenging Award ■Team Name: 'NyuuGyuu wo sukuitai' 　 Theme: Hidagyu Beef by Strawberries? 　Leader: Ms. YAMAMOTO Mana, first-year student, Department of Life Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology 　Members: Ms. YAMAMOTO Chika, Mr. TERADA Koutaro, and Ms. CHIKAMA Kotomi, first-year students, Department of Life Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology> 　Awards: Tongali Award (fifth place), OKB Award

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The Best 20 Business Plan Competitions to Get Funding in (2024)

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Radhika Agarwal

• October 18, 2023

11 Min Read

Brilliant business ideas deserve 2 things for sure – Feedback and Funding.

And if you think you have a good business idea and have some bit of groundwork figured out, you may want to look into business plan competitions.

Now, what is a business plan competition? Why should you participate in one? How to find one that’s just right for your business?

We’ll discuss all of the above and more through this article.

What is a Business Plan Competition?

A business plan competition is an event that allows small businesses and startups to compete with each other, get feedback and advice on their business, and also can help you get your business funded.

Businesses are judged on several factors including execution, feasibility, innovation, etc.

How to Find a Business Plan Competition?

There are several business plan competitions listed on Google that you can look through. Different competitions have different eligibility criteria and guidelines. Go through all of that to know if it fits your business or not.

At the same time, it is important to check the credibility and check for any scams or illegitimate sites.

To make finding business plan competitions a little easier we have compiled a list of 20 popular and credible competitions that you can apply for.

Business Plan Competitions

• Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
• tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition
• HATCH Pitch
• Rice Business Plan Competition
• New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition
• MIT 100k Business Plan and Expo
• FAU Business Plan Competition
• NIBS Business Plan Competition
• Pistoia Alliance President’s Startup Challenge
• College of New Jersey’s Mayo Business Plan Competition
• Next Founders Business Plan Competition
• TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield
• New Venture Challenge
• New Venture Championship
• Climatech & Energy Prize @MIT
• Baylor Business New Venture Competition
• 13th IOT/WT World Cup

1. Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

To encourage students across the globe to become entrepreneurs GSEA organizes this competition for students from all disciplines and countries. The main aim of the awards is to draw people towards entrepreneurship, shape their ideas, and become a catalyst for their business’s growth.

Eligibility

The student must enroll in a part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate course.

The student should own or work as a founder or co-founder of the startup.

Only one person from the startup can represent it.

The person should either be 30 or under 30 years of age.

The startup should be running for at least 6 months from the date of application.

The startup should either generate $500 or get $1000 as investments at the time of application.

The startup shouldn’t have reached the final round of the competition in previous years.

For more details check out their website.

The competition is held at several locations across the world over months during a school year. The finals among the Top 4 teams are held at Goldman Sachs New York.

• First Prize: $25,000
• Second Prize: $10,000
• Third Prize: $5,000

Lodging and travel expenses are covered and additional prizes are handed out at the event.

2. tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition

The tecBRIDGE competition is divided into two parts, with one for college students across 14 colleges and universities and a non-collegiate one for early-stage entrepreneurs.

( For Collegiate )

At least one member as a college student

The product must identify commercial solutions through technical processes.

( For Non-Collegiate )

The startup must gross less than $250k in revenue from its start date up to the last tax filing date.

It is held in Northeastern Pennsylvania every year. The businesses that win have to establish their headquarters there as well.

Prizes worth $100,000 are shared amongst the winning teams.

3. HATCH Pitch

Through the Hatch Pitch program, you get access to mentorship courses, discounted spaces, funds, education programs, financial consulting, and so on.

The product/ Service was launched within 2 years.

Founders should retain some part of the ownership.

Must actively participate actively in Hatch Pitch coaching.

Must receive less than $5 million in funds from third-party investors.

The competition is held at Entrepreneur space in Dallas.

Access to high-level incubators and mentorship.

4. Rice Business Plan Competition

The Rice University business plan competition is specially designed for college students to present their ideas to investors , get mentorship and help shape their ideas and business journey better.

Students managed or created businesses.

Consists of at least 2 college students, and one student pursuing a graduate degree.

Have raised less than $250k in equity capital.

Have generated less than $100k in any 12-month period.

Houston at Rice University, graduate school of business, hosts this event.

In 2021, the winners were awarded investments worth $1.6 Million , cash prizes, etc.

5. New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition

New York Public library sponsors this competition to help entrepreneurs from around the world. They give wings to their ideas.

Must live in Manhattan, Staten Island, or The Bronx.

Your business should be in any of the above places as well.

The idea or business model is in the startup phase and shouldn’t have earned more than $10,000.

The competition is held in New York.

A grand prize worth $15000 and a Runner Up prize worth $7500 .

6. MIT 100k Business Plan and Expo

MIT organizes this competition to promote innovation in the university as well as the world. It consists of 3 competitions throughout the year namely Pitch, Accelerate, and Launch.

Each team should enter one idea.

Participants must have original work ideas

Should disclose the received funding.

Hosted in Cambridge MA MIT campus from October to May through the academic year.

• Pitch: $5000 jury award and $2000 audience choice award.
• Accelerate: 20 finalists get industry-specific mentorship programs with a budget of $1000 each. The top 10 finalists compete for the Audience Choice award worth $10,000. The top 3 finalists immediately get into the finals of the launch.
• Launch: The winner gets a whopping amount of $100,000 while the runner gets $25000 .

Official Website MIT 100k

7. FAU Business Plan Competition

The Florida Atlantic University Business Plan Competition is for graduate and undergraduate students spanning all continents.

Undergraduate or graduate participants.

The competition is held at Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Florida.

First Prize: $5000 and Second Prize: $500

8. NIBS Business Plan Competition

The NIBS competition helps you discuss and give a boost to your ideas. It also helps you get industry experts guidance.

Entrants of legal age to have contracts as per the rules of their country of residence.

Should not hold any employment apart from their own company.

The plan must stand for a startup business and not an acquisition.

It is held in the USA.

There’s a cash prize for the first three places as well as an opportunity to get an incubator program for the winners.

9. Get Seeded

Get Seed is a two-part funding program for students in launching their businesses.

At least one student from a higher education institution in Utah is a must.

Should be enrolled for nine credit hours during that semester.

Utilization of funds to take the idea further.

Salt Lake City in Utah hosts the business plan competition.

A micro-grant worth $500 and a seeded grant from $501 to $1500

10. Pistoia Alliance President’s Startup Challenge

This competition was designed for startups focusing on digital and health technology.

Legally formed entities

The company must have less than 50 people.

Annual sales under $5 million.

The product should have been launched within 3 years.

Your country should not have USA’s trade restrictions imposed.

You can submit your ideas from anywhere.

Five finalists win $5000 and 2 winners receive $20,000 .

Official Website

11. College of New Jersey’s Mayo Business Plan Competition

This competition is held for students to appreciate new challenges.

The teams must consist of two and bot more than four students from the College of New Jersey.

The College of New Jersey hosts this event.

The winners get mentorship and guidance programs.

Check Official Website

12. Next Founders Business Plan Competition

This competition focuses on startups with an innovative approach to solving social problems and global needs.

It is for Canadian entrepreneurs with scalable, high-potential ventures.

The University of Toronto.

Up to 25,000 CAD$ in cash for funding your startup.

13. TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch sponsors this competition which comprises two levels.

The companies must have a functional prototype of their product or service to present to the committee.

Different locations.

The winner gets $50,000 and two runner-ups get $5000 each.

Check Competition Website

14. New Venture Challenge

This competition is held at the University of Chicago. Three evaluation points for participants are – Innovation, Product Market Fit , and presentation.

The eligibility information is available on their website.

Chicago, IL.

1st Place: $50,000 ; 2nd Place: $25,000 ; 3rd Place: $15,000 . In addition to that, the winners get access to mentorship and resources.

15. New Venture Championship

This competition is for those with a good business idea. Even if you don’t have a business plan, you can participate as the competition provides optional plan writing services.

The team should have 2-5 members.

Should have at least one graduate student.

The students should be pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degrees.

Eugene, Oregon.

Teams have a chance to win cash prizes ranging from $3000 to $25,000 with additional benefits like mentorship and rented office spaces.

16. Climatech & Energy Prize @MIT

This competition is ideal for companies with a core focus on energy, climate change, and the environment.

The team must have more than 2 members.

At least 50% of part-time or full-time university students.

Cambridge, MA hosts this competition

The winner gets a sizable sum of $1,00,000 .

17. U.Pitch

This competition gives entrants a chance to present their ideas to people from different levels and spectrums in the business space and get an opportunity for investments and mentorship programs.

Undergraduate or graduate program students.

Functioning Business

Age up to or below 30

San Francisco, California hosts this competition.

Prizes worth $10,000 are given.

18. CodeLaunch

It is a seed accelerator competition for entrepreneurs who have technology startups.

The detailed eligibility criteria can be found on their website.

St. Louis, Missouri hosts these competitions, usually.

The winner gets seed fund capital and access to other additional resources.

19. Baylor Business New Venture Competition

Baylor launched this competition to help entrepreneurs discuss their ideas and get advice from judges.

An undergraduate student at Baylor University and McLennan Community College.

Baylor University, Waco, Texas hosts this competition.

The first prize winner receives $6000 . The other finalists win prizes ranging from $1500-$2000 .

20. 13th IOT/WT World Cup

The innovation world cup was started to give startups a chance to display their ideas and business. The competition aims to attract venture capitalists, investors, and potential business partners .

The startup should have a concept of innovative technologies.

You should have a functional prototype of the product.

Cleveland, Ohio hosts this event.

You get a chance at winning prizes worth $500,000 and connect with leading tech companies in your field.

Even if you don’t receive funds, there’s a lot of chance to network, get exposure, and get your ideas validated. Especially, if you are someone who’s new in the business space business plan competitions are a great way to learn the ropes of the trade.

So, go ahead, write your business plan , look up the details, and register for a competition that fits your business the best!

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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Experian IdentityWorks is an identity theft protection service from one of the world's leading credit reporting companies. Offering both preventative measures and damage control services, IdentityWorks can help you reduce the risk of identity theft , and in the unfortunate event that your identity is stolen, help you to reclaim it.

IdentityWorks provides well-rounded identity theft protection, including basics like credit monitoring and reports, as well as more advanced features like dark web surveillance, identity theft insurance, and lost wallet support. Experian's fraud resolution support operates on a one-to-one basis to guide you through the process of recovering from identity theft . While IdentityWorks falls short compared to the best identity theft protection services , it has all the necessary tools.

Experian offers a free IdentityWorks plan, but it comes with only a handful of basic resources. Paid plans with the full set of features are available for a free seven-day trial. Beyond that, the service costs $24.99 or $34.99 monthly depending on which plan you choose. Those rates are considerably higher than what you'll pay for some other comparable identity theft protection services.

Experian receives generally favorable reviews from customers online. The Experian mobile app is rated 4.7 stars in the Google Play store and 4.8 stars in the Apple store, based on more than 2.5 million combined reviews. The company also has a Trustpilot rating of 3.9 stars out of five across over 64,000 reviews, with 74% of reviews rating the company three stars or higher. However, these ratings pertain to Experian's services generally, and are not specific to IdentityWorks.

Experian IdentityWorks offers three different plans. The Basic plan is free and provides limited features that are widely available elsewhere. The Premium plan offers comprehensive credit monitoring, identity theft protection, and more for a monthly fee. Finally, the Family plan is nearly identical to the Premium plan, but provides service for one additional adult as well as identity monitoring for children.

Experian IdentityWorks Basic Plan

Cost:  $0

• Experian credit report and FICO score
• FICO score tracker and monitoring
• Dark web surveillance report
• Personal privacy scan

The free Basic plan includes your Experian credit report and FICO score (based on the FICO Score 8 model unless noted otherwise), FICO score tracking and monitoring, a dark web surveillance report and a personal privacy scan. Those tools are useful, but have major gaps in their coverage. The credit data pertains only to your Experian file; IdentityWorks doesn't track or monitor the other two major credit bureaus (TransUnion and Equifax). 

The dark web surveillance is a one-time report that can direct you to where your personal information has been compromised; however, you'll have to provide all that personal information (such as ID numbers, bank and credit accounts, social media accounts, etc.) for the search to be effective, and the Basic plan doesn't help secure information that's already compromised. Finally, the privacy scan reveals online databases where your personal information is listed (such as data brokers, people finders and reverse phone look-up sites). However, like the dark web surveillance, the Basic plan won't help remove those listings.

What the Basic plan offers in abundance is encouragement to upgrade to the Premium plan.

Experian IdentityWorks Premium Plan

Cost:  $24.99 monthly

• Everything included in the Basic plan
• Advanced identity theft monitoring
• Monthly privacy scans and help getting personal info removed 
• Tri-bureau credit monitoring and alerts
• Dark web internet surveillance alerts
• Financial account takeover alerts
• Social Security number trace alerts
• Change of address alerts
• Court records and booking alerts
• Non-credit loan alerts
• Sex offender registry alerts
• Social network monitoring alerts
• Identity validation alerts
• Experian CreditLock with alerts
• Up to $1 million of identity theft insurance
• Dedicated fraud resolution support
• Lost wallet assistance
• Quarterly tri-bureau credit report and FICO score

The Premium plan includes more robust versions of the features you get with the Basic plan, plus many more. Instead of credit data from Experian alone, you'll get a FICO score, credit monitoring and alerts, and quarterly credit reports from all three bureaus.

You'll also get Experian CreditLock, which lets you lock and unlock your Experian credit report instantly (online or through the Experian mobile app), and notifies you when someone attempts to access your Experian file while it's locked. It's worth noting that this feature is very similar to a  credit freeze , which is a free service offered by all three credit bureaus.

In addition to credit alerts, the Premium plan offers alerts and solutions for occasions when your personal information is used or accessed, such as Social Security monitoring. It also adds court records monitoring and financial account alerts to its roster of services, among other similar features. You'll also get social media monitoring, which many identity theft protection services don't have.

Most notably, the Premium plan offers to help remove any of your personal information it finds in its monthly privacy scans. You'll also get lost wallet assistance, a dedicated fraud resolution support line, and up to $1 million of identity theft insurance, which covers many costs (like lost wages, investigative expenses, legal defense fees and more) you may incur as a result of having your identity stolen.

Experian IdentityWorks Family Plan

Cost:  $34.99 monthly

• Everything included in the Premium plan
• Premium plan for one additional adult
• Identity monitoring for up to ten children

The Family plan includes the same features as the Premium plan, but with coverage for more than one member. The Family plan offers service for two adults instead of one, so you can add a spouse, family member or other eligible member age eighteen or older without enrolling them separately. Adult members can only view their own IdentityWorks profiles and data. Neither the primary account holder nor the additional adult member can view or receive the other's credit information, alerts, reports, or other membership details.

Additionally, the Family plan includes identity monitoring for up to ten children. Enrolled children must be younger than 18, and the primary account holder must be the certified parent or legal guardian of all enrolled children — Experian may require proof of guardianship, such as an enrolled child's Social Security card or birth certificate.

Only the primary account holder can view alerts for enrolled children (even if the second enrolled adult is also a parent or legal guardian). Children enrolled in IdentityWorks may be automatically removed within seven days of their 18th birthday, after which the primary member will no longer receive monitoring information for that child.

The three Experian IdentityWorks plans are priced according to their respective benefits.

No payment method is required for enrollment in the Basic plan, but you must provide a valid credit card to enroll in the Premium and Family plans (even to start the free seven-day trial membership).

The free trial can be canceled anytime within seven days of enrollment at no cost. Once the free trial period has expired and you decide not to cancel, you will be charged the monthly fee. You can then cancel your membership anytime, but you won't receive any refund (prorated or otherwise) of the monthly fee once it has been paid.

As the primary account holder on a Family plan, you can add and remove enrolled adults and children from the account. However, if you remove all other enrolled members, you will continue to pay the Family plan rate unless you update your membership; you will not be automatically downgraded to the Premium plan even with no additional members enrolled.

You can enroll in Experian IdentityWorks easily via the program's landing page on the Experian website. You'll need to provide some sensitive personal information, including your Social Security number, birthdate, address and phone number. You'll also need a valid credit card for billing when enrolling in the free trial membership for the Premium or Family plans.

Note that some features are not available immediately upon enrollment. Experian FICO score monitoring begins within 48 hours of enrollment, while Equifax and TransUnion monitoring begin within four days of enrollment (where applicable).

Experian IdentityWorks offers all the must-have features Business Insider looks for when rating identity theft protection services . However, it lacks any features that would make it stand out among its competitors.

Experian's US-based fraud resolution team provides dedicated, one-to-one support until your case is resolved, helping you to freeze credit files, contact creditors and law enforcement, close accounts, and more. IdentityWorks also offers dark web and court record monitoring that are generally not offered by free services and provides three-bureau credit monitoring.

IdentityWorks also rates well in customer support thanks to its free trial and anytime cancellation policy. However, it doesn't compare favorably to other top identity theft protection services in terms of price. At $24.99 per month, IdentityWorks Premium plan is more than double the cost of some competitors with similar features. The same goes for the IdentityWorks Family plan, which covers two adults and up to ten children for $34.99 per month, versus five adults and unlimited children for as low as $20 per month with Aura Identity Theft Protection.

Experian IdentityWorks vs. LifeLock by Norton

LifeLock by Norton is an identity theft protection service from Norton, one of the leading names in identity theft protection. LifeLock Ultimate Plus, the most expensive plan, offers roughly the same features as IdentityWorks for a higher price set at $34.99 monthly or $239.88 for first year, then $339.99 upon renewal. However, Norton 360 with LifeLock is a swiss army knife of cybersecurity and identity protection features

Notably, IdentityWorks premium offers cheaper tri-bureau credit monitoring than LifeLock. However, IdentityWorks can't compare to the utility that Norton 360 with LifeLock provides. Additionally, LifeLock also offers annual discounts.

Read our LifeLock review here.

Experian IdentityWorks vs. Aura

Aura only offers just one plan, foregoing the tiered structure that many other identity protection services use. Priced at $15 monthly or $144 annually, Aura offers some of the best identity theft protection at its price point. With tri-bureau credit monitoring, cybersecurity features, and family plans, Aura is the identity theft protection service to beat. 

Unfortunately, IdentityWorks offers fewer features than Aura at nearly twice the price. Aura also offers a 14-day free trail compared to IdentityWorks' seven-day trial period.

Read our Aura review here.

Experian IdentityWorks vs. IdentityForce

At $29.95 monthly for its premium Ultrasecure+Credit plan, IdentityForce outmuscles IdentityWorks with a comprehensive selection of identity theft and cybersecurity features. While IdentityForce is one of the top identity theft protection services, it's also one of the best credit monitoring services .

Beyond these features, IdentityForce also offers a 30-day free trial, refunds on unused services, and family plans. 

Read our IdentityForce review here.

Most identity theft services follow the same tiered pricing system, offering more features for more money. Because these companies also offer similar services for their premium service, we rate companies based on what they offer at what price point. Along the way, we note exceptional inclusions and exceptional exclusions. We pay particular attention to public records and dark web monitoring as those services are difficult to replicate on your own.

While this is our primary consideration when we rate identity theft protection companies, we also look at a company's Better Business Bureau rating to see how responsive it is to its customers. We consider aspects such as return policies and free trial offerings.

While IdentityWorks' paid plan includes all the basic features that a paid identity protection service should provide, it offers little else.Many other companies have longer trial periods, more features, and better return policies. However, IdentityWorks' basic plan can be good for very light identity protection if that's all you desire. 

You can find our full explanation on  how we rate identity theft protection services . 

Experian IdentityWorks Frequently Asked Questions

Experian is one of the largest and most reputable credit reporting companies in the world, serving clients in more than 100 countries. The company claims to have appropriate measures in place to protect your personal information. However, Experian has suffered multiple data breaches in the past decade, and has been compelled by regulators to change how it handles personal data.

Experian IdentityWorks offers three different plans and rates. The Basic plan is free and provides limited functionality. The Premium plan costs $24.99 per month and comes with all available features for a single adult member. The Family plan costs $34.99 per month, and provides all available features for an additional adult member, as well as identity monitoring for up to ten children.

You can cancel your paid membership either by adjusting your membership settings in your online Experian account, or by calling Experian's customer care team at 877-890-9332.

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