Bart Gibby

The University of Wisconsin-Madison G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition

Posted on July 29th, 2007 by Bart Gibby.
Categories: Business Plan Competitions, Entrepreneurs.

    The G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition is hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and supported by that institution’s School of Business, College of Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and Law School, as well as the Initiative for Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship and the University of Wisconsin Technology Enterprise Cooperative.

    The competition is named for G. Steven Burrill, chief executive officer of the Burrill & Co. investment firm in San Francisco, who earned his bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison’s School of Business in 1966. It has existed since 1998, but it was originally known as UW TEC Prize.

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San Jose State University Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition

Posted on July 28th, 2007 by Bart Gibby.
Categories: Business Plan Competitions, Entrepreneurs.

    The Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition is sponsored by San Jose State University’s College of Business. The $10,000 first prize is given by Wanda Ginner, an SJSU alumna, and a special $5,000 prize is donated by Annex Ventures, with an additional prize for the best-written business plan.

    The competition is meant to be a link between the university and the “real” entrepreneurial world of the famed Silicon Valley. At least one member of every participating team must be a current student, graduate, faculty member, or staff member of San Jose State University. No teams that have previously won money from the Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition or similar contests are allowed to enter.

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The Opportunity Funding Corporation Venture Challenge Business Plan Competition

Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Bart Gibby.
Categories: Business Plan Competitions, Entrepreneurs.

    The Opportunity Funding Corporation Venture Challenge is sponsored every year by Minority Entrepreneurship Education, Inc. The competition has existed since 2001 and its mission is to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum that would be particularly relevant in preparing young African-American men and women to become entrepreneurs.

    The Venture Challenge has two aspects – the local competition at each individual college, followed by the national competition held yearly in Atlanta. The internal contest is supervised by a faculty advisor at each university and determines which team will go on to the main competition. The local contest is run during the fall and winter of every year, starting in September and concluding in February.

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