The Entrepreneurship Center

University of Washington Bothell

And the Winners of the 2nd Annual TEC Business Plan Competition are...

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Valeni Boots! Congratulations to PolinaSemeykina and Lyamen Savy!

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2nd Annual TEC Business Plan Competition Final Round

Come see four teams vie for 
$20,000 in cash and prizes!

The Final Round for the 2nd Annual TEC Business Plan Competition will be held on Friday May 4th in Mobius Hall. Doors will open at 4:30PM with the event formally kicking off at 5PM.   We expect winners to be announced just before 8PM.  Food and refreshments will be served and we hope you all can come!

Congratulations to the Business Plan Competition Finalists! 
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Art of the Soul - Linda Jochimsen 

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CondoBids.com - David Diaz, Sunil Kutty,Theresa Knakal, Berk Nadir, Colin Skone 

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EzCar - Chak Yuen Pun

 

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Valeni Boots - Polina Semeykina and Lyamen Savy

  

Business Plan Competition Semi-Final Round Friday April 20th, 4-7PM, UW1 Vista 2

3:00 – 3:30              Teams Arrive and Set-Up 

3:30 – 3:50              Teams Mingle in 2nd Floor Vista 

4:00 – 4:25              1st Team Presentation 

4:30 – 4:55              2nd Team Presentation 

5:00 – 5:25              3rd Team Presentation 

5:30 – 5:55              4th Team Presentation 

6:00- 6:30                Judges’ Deliberation / Teams Mingle

6:30 – 7:00              Judges’ Feedback  

7:00                         Announcement of Finalists!

  

UW-1 Room 202   

UW-1 Room 210

UW-1 Room 220

UW-1 Room 221

DG Pen

RazDeals

Touch Albums

EzCar

CondoBids

Valeni Boots

Solar Garage

Integrated Exotics

3 Point Productions

DoughShare

Art of the Soul

Redici


TuneNGo

Ellie's Sweet Treats

 Cab Fair

 

2nd Annual TEC Business Plan Competition

Here is what you need to know for a shot at $20,000 in cash and prizes:

Business Plans must be submitted by 4PM on Friday April 6

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, 2012.  This is the Friday immediately after Spring Break.  Plans should be submitted via email to

jgodek@uwb.edu

Approximately sixteen (16) teams will be selected to move on to the Semi-Final round on April 20th, and 4-5 teams will be chosen to compete in the Finals on May 4th.  Both Semi-Finalists and Finalists will be assigned industry or faculty mentors to help them refine their plans for the next round of competition.


Competition Dates:

  • Friday, April 6   - Business Plans are Due
  • Friday, April 20 - Semi-final, UWB1 - Vista
  • Friday, May 4    - Final Round, Northcreek Events Center

All Semi-Finalists and Finalists will be provided with a great opportunity to present their plans to influential industry leaders.  So even if you don’t win the big money, you still gain networking opportunities that are extremely valuable for future employment or venture capital.

 

Business Plan Workshops:

January 27th, 2012 - Business Plan Overview Video
February 3rd, 2012 - Marketing Video
February 10th, 2012 - Operations (note change) Video
February 24th, 2012 - Finance Video Spreadsheet
March 2nd, 2012 - Management Team & Exit Stategy (Please Email for Link to Video)

All workshops will be held in UWBB-240, 5-7pm and food will be served.

Please note UWBB-240 is in the new Beardslee Building:

18807 Beardslee Boulevard, Bothell, WA 98011. 

The Beardslee building (UWBB) is located north of the north campus entrance at Beardslee Blvd and 110th Ave NE.

This is your chance to learn how to create a professional business plan from experts at The Entrepreneurship Center.  These workshops are designed to help students design their own business plans for entry into the Business Plan Competition.  Entry into the 2012 Competition is not required for participation in the workshops, but it is highly recommended for everyone who wishes to enter the 2012 Competition.  

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And the winner is . . .


Helpful Hints Wedding Planning wins the first annual UWB Bothell Business Plan Competition!

Team members Angelica Lizak, Kelsey Allen, Shalee Clark, and Steven Fountain will share a cash award of $18,000 as well as a scholarship to the Founder Institute.

The first runner-up, winning a cash award of $2,000 and a scholarship to the Founder Institute was ThumbTac.

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The second runner-up, winning a cash award of $500 was Versa Talus.

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The third runner-up, also winning a cash award of $500 was RockPaperSketch.

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Congratulations to all of our finalists! We will announce the dates for our next Business Plan Competition soon!
 

 The Jones Foundation Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program

Brought to you by The Entrepreneurship Center

Application deadline is February 6, 2012 and is Open to all UW Bothell Students

A Few of the Program Benefits:

  • Receive a Scholarship via The Entrepreneurship Center!

  • Learn important entrepreneursial skills!

  • Work with great business mentors!

  • Network with successful entrepreneurs!

  • Earn an Entrepreneurship Certificate of Completion!

For more information about this unique educational opportunity contact:

Barry Weisband - Director, The Entrepreneurship Center | bweisband@uwb.edu,  435.352.3664


Download the Application here: JFSEF