Monthly Archives: September 2010

WV students gain from statewide competition

The West Virginia Statewide Business Plan Competition has received entries from students at 10 different colleges and universities located in WV. This article by Heather Richardson in The State Journal (9/29/10) provides an inside look at the steps competitors take … Continue reading

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North Dakota competition bumps prize money

InnovateND, a North Dakota statewide competition, has kicked off its fifth annual business plan competition.  Five winners will each receive $15,000, a boost from last year’s $10,000. See our competition details page for InnovateND and this article by Marino Eccher … Continue reading

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Univ. of Dayton business plan competition is expanding

“Business tournament brings more competition to the table” – article by Emily Jirles, Flyer News (9/23/10). Entering its fifth year, the University of Dayton Business Plan Competition started out as a part of the business school’s strategic plan to bring the … Continue reading

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Univ. of Michigan’s 1000 Pitches contest is growing

This article by Nathan Bomey on AnnArbor.com (September 23, 2010) describes how MPowered Entrepreneurship, the student-led organizers of the 1000 Pitches Competition, want to do more than just foster an entrepreneurial spirit on the campus of the University of Michigan. … Continue reading

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Federal government supporting business plan competitions

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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Energy is throwing some money towards a few university-based business plan competitions. The DOE has awarded a total of $5.3 million… Continue reading

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British Airways contest offers 250 anywhere flights

As I was sitting down to pen a post about the Face of Opportunity Contest, in which British Airways rewards 250 submissions with roundtrip flights to anywhere, I came across this blog written by travel advisor Chris McGinnis that already … Continue reading

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