Business Plan Competition
As the culmination of the Business Plan Preparation course, the competition challenges students to generate an innovative concept for a product or service and to design a comprehensive business plan around it. The course requires student teams to collaborate and research all aspects of starting a business from marketing and finance to manufacturing and operations. Finalists must present their plan in a convincing and compelling way, as if the judges were actual investors. Local entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other successful members of the business community are the judges.
The interaction between students and our business colleagues is a strength in the Deming Center's approach to entrepreneurship education. The competition is as close to a real-world environment as possible and is often the launch pad for new start-ups among our graduates.
Undergraduate finals are December 9, 2009. Only students enrolled in the business plan course present their plans. Individuals interested in judging should go to the Join the Deming Network page and fill out the interest form.