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Unique business plan competition gives hope to men in prison

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Amy Buttell in Featured Posts with No Comments »

For nearly 300 men at the Cleveland Correctional Facility — a state prison near Houston, Texas — the opportunity to participate in entrepreneurship classes and a business plan competition is literally a chance at a new life. These men, who are … Continue reading →

Business plan competition winner offers insights

As a co-founder of LinkCycle, a start-up company designed to help industrial firms assess the environmental performance of their products, Alex Loijos draws on his experience in several business plan competitions. He and LinkCycle’s co-founder, Sahil Sahni, were students at … Continue reading →

Non-profit funds micro businesses via business plan competition

When Jeremy Gregg was looking for a way to get more potential borrowers interested in his micro lending non-profit, he decided to start a business plan competition. The competition was so successful in sparking interest in The Plan Fund that … Continue reading →

Strong team critical to business plan competition success

For students participating in business plan competitions, forming a team that will work together to produce a successful business plan is just the beginning. Students must cooperate, solve problems and creatively approach all the aspects involved in navigating competitions that … Continue reading →

Community colleges seek to leverage business plan competitions

In an effort to get an edge on new business ideas incubating outside of the traditional Silicon Valleys of the East and West Coasts, more venture capitalists, bankers and others looking to back entrepreneurs are taking a closer look at … Continue reading →

Supporting entrepreneurs around business plan competitions

Washington University of St. Louis’ Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies offers a comprehensive list of initiatives designed to support entrepreneurship and students in its business plan competition. Activities include The Hatchery, an entrepreneurship class opened to all students at Washington … Continue reading →

Entrepreneurship in education: Milken-PennGSE BPC

Education isn’t typically seen as an area ripe for entrepreneurship. But if Doug Lynch has anything to do with it, that perception will change pretty quickly. The Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania in … Continue reading →

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