Monthly Archives: September 2010
A business plan competition in Waterworld?
In The Seasteading Institute’s Sink or Swim contest, contestants will submit their proposals for a business that will exist on on a “seastead”– a populated and self-governing platform anchored in the ocean outside territorial waters. The purpose of seasteads… Continue reading
Observations from the Seattle U. B-Plan Competition
In this post on his blog “Solutions for a Sustainable World,” entrepreneur Aaron Rose describes his reactions to viewing last year’s final round of presentations at the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition hosted by his alma mater Seattle University. His … Continue reading
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
2010 Minnesota Cup winners
Health Care a Theme for 2010 Minnesota Cup Winners – by Chris Newmarker, Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal (Sept 1, 2010). Health care seems to be the theme in this year’s Minnesota Cup entrepreneurial competition, with nearly half the division … Continue reading
The OFC Venture Challenge for HBCU schools
- “Encouraging Entrepreneurship Among HBCU Students” by Michelle Anderson, Diverse (August 31, 2010). The story of one student who could not have translated his engineering concept into a business venture if it were not for the OFC Venture Challenge.
