• $50K Business Plan Competition/
• eSPRIT /
• $1K Concept Competition /
• Enable/ 
• Kindle
/
• Entrepreneurial Research Lab

Congratulations to the 2009 $1K Winners:

Karim Bishay GSM '10, Adele Burnes GSM '10, & Shereef Bishay won for their concept Better Means, a web-based platform that offers entrepreneurs and professionals an
organizational governance model that is decentralized and self-organizing.

Matt Marshall SMG '10 won for his concept MDV Apparel, a clothing company that offers casual clothing marketed towards ROTC cadets and recruits and eventually the whole military population.

Congratulations and thank you to all the competitors!

• All students must submit the following to ITEC by October 16, 2009:
  
  • 1-2 page Executive Summary
  • One paragraph explanation outlining why you believe your team is qualified to launch this business
  • Attached resumes of all team members
• Teams will be judged for the competition based upon the following criteria:
  • Potential for the concept
  • Evidence of sound strategic thinking
  • Quality of written and oral presentation
• Students are invited to present a five minute overview of their business idea/concept to a panel of judges.
• Competition winners will be eligible to receive up to $1,000 for the reimbursement of expenses directly related to the development of their business presented in the Concept Competition.
• Once a team wins the competition they will have a faculty advisor assigned. They will then develop a set of milestones and deadlines for the completion of their business plan, gaining support from the faculty advisor.

Download the application