OverviewIt is with much excitement that the UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education &
Research announces the 2010 UC Spirit of Enterprise Competition. 25-26 February 2010 $10,000 First Place Prize, plus additional place prizes, Award for Best Technology Business Plan, Automatic Bid to MOOT CORP® Competition, Networking, feedback, and more…
The UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research is pleased to announce that the University of Cincinnati and Cincom Systems will be hosting the 2009 UC Spirit of Enterprise MBA Business Plan Competition 25-26 February, 2010. The competition will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio at the World Headquarters of Cincom Systems, Inc. This is a great venue not only in which to compete, but to see one of the great entrepreneurial success stories in the software industry and network with the founder, Mr. Tom Nies. The event will commence at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 25th with a Team Exhibit, evening reception for guest teams, followed by a tech check in preparation for the next day's presentations. On Friday, February 26th, the UC Spirit of Enterprise Competition will kick off at 8:00 a.m. and continue through 5:00 p.m., at which point the awards reception/dinner will be held. The evening will conclude approx. 8 to 8:30 p.m. Participating teams will have multiple opportunities to present their new venture concepts and receive feedback from esteemed judges and entrepreneurs. All teams will compete in the morning preliminary rounds, with the final four advancing to the Championship Round where they will compete for the $10,000 Cincom Spirit of Enterprise Award. The remaining teams will move on to the UC Taxi /LimoCompetition. The UC Taxi/Limo Competition, will give teams a ten minute limo ride mirroring a chance encounter with a potential angel investor. Cash prizes will be awarded to those teams who convince him/her of their business plan viability - before the ride comes to a halt. Awards for this year's competition are projected to be over $20,000, with first place being the $10,000 Cincom Spirit of Enterprise Champion Prize and an automatic bid to the All schools wishing to participate in the 2010 Spirit of Enterprise Competition must submit the Intent to Compete from by the due date below.
Key Dates for UC Spirit of Enterprise MBA Business Plan Competition We hope you will be able to join us this February to participate with other top universities from across the nation, and to join us in supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in their passion to excel. For more information, please contact the UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Research at ecenter@business.uc.edu. |
