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A candidate’s proposal for a state business plan competition
Lincoln Chafee’s proposal to launch a new business plan competition in Rhode Island, and integrate it with the state’s Job Creation Guaranty Fund, seems to make a lot of sense. Continue reading
Non-profits have business competitions too
On Friday of this week, five finalists from among 12 initial applicants in the Tampa FL area will have their business plans judged by a panel that includes a banker and a venture capitalist. The winner will receive $25,000 to implement… Continue reading
Will the world’s largest business plan competition please stand up?
Hey, what’s going on? I didn’t expect to see more than one organizer standing up. Why so many? The self-proclamation of “largest,” “richest,” or “best” business plan competition seems to be catching on these days. Just today, a coalition of … Continue reading
What is Kauffman Foundation’s iStart?
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is making it easier to administer a business plan competition with its iStart platform, which officially launched yesterday at iStart.org. The platform provides a set of customizable programs… Continue reading
A private developer’s business plan competition
The John J. Flatley Company, a property developer, has announced its own business plan competition called the NTP Challenge with the prize being one year of free rent at its Nashua Technology Park. Continue reading
A business contest to dream about
Marriott-owned Fairfield Inn & Suites is giving away 15 free nights to each of 10 finalists in its 2010 Small Business Boost Contest. Five independent judges will be selecting one Grand Prize winner to receive $20,000 cash. Continue reading
A tale of two business plan competitions
Here we compare two business plan competitions — MassChallenge and New Ideas SC — to illustrate just how different the approaches taken by state-supported contests can be. Continue reading
