Monthly Archives: January 2011
Binghamton NY contest launches local businesses
The Binghamton Local Development Corporation and the Entrepreneurial Assistance Program now have launched the third annual competition, BLDC/EAP Business Plan Competition, which awards $5,000 to the best plan for developing a business in the city. Recent winners and details of … Continue reading
Southern Nevada Business Plan Contests names winner
Scuba Solutions has been judged the winner of the 2011 Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition, writes Laura Emerson of the Las Vegas Press. Its product is a handcart that can be used to transport scuba tanks. The new business is … Continue reading
Meet the Boston College Venture Competition
The student-run Boston College Venture Competition has become the centerpiece of entrepreneurial efforts on the Boston College campus, according to “Meet the Boston College Venture Competition: Putting BC on the Map for Entrepreneurship“, by Kendall Bitonte in BostInnovation (Jan. 18, … Continue reading
Wisc. Governor’s Business Contest launches new companies
In “Building a dream at core of business plan contest” (JSOnline, Jan. 15, 2011), Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and the Wisconsin Innovation Network, chronicles several of the success stories coming out of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business … Continue reading
FAU contest is expanding
Jeff Ostrowski writes in the Palm Beach Post on Jan. 14, 2011 (FAU contest for startups: Real prize is success) about Florida Atlantic University’s Business Plan Competition and how it helped last year’s winner, David Rich, secure funding for his … Continue reading
“Raise Cash in a Business Plan Contest”
Raise Cash in a Business Plan Contest – by Jeff B. Copeland, Business ShortList (Dec. 8, 2010). Encouragement for entering a business plan competition.
