And the winners are (drumroll, please) . . . .

3rd place – Active Alarm

2nd place – Flexleg

That means that the winners of the 2012 BYU Business Plan Competition are:

1st Place – AUTOBID

Congratulations!!!!!

This truly was a year that featured a lot of top-notch business plans in the final rounds. We expect to see great things out of all of you. Until next year!

Congratulations to all our Opportunity Quest entries!  These were great plans, and we’re going to help everyone get them into UEC, other external competitions, and our own BPC finals by Feb 23rd.  Seriously, great job across the board.

It took all day, but we narrowed down the winners to:

1st Place for $2,000:  FlexLeg

2nd Place for $1,000:  Sonic Lenz

3rd Place for $500:  Rent180

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks and congratulations to all our entries!  Everyone who enters now has  PDF file that can be used to enter just about every competition out there – stay tuned for emails and announcements about how to do that and when!

Thanks!

Congratulations to David Bennett who won last weeks idea pitch competition! Each week there is a chance to win, submit your idea pitches by each Friday to get involved.

Winners of the Weekly Idea Pitch so far include:

Congratulations to the top 3 teams from the Speed Pitch Competition!

Congratulations to the top 3 teams from the Speed Pitch Competition!

Speed Pitch 2011
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Top Four Reasons to Participate in the Speed Pitch

1) Grab Some Cash: That’s right! We’re giving away $1,000 in cash to the top 3 pitches ($500/$300/$200 to 1st/2nd/3rd, respectively)

2) Get Experience: If you want your ideas to turn into realities, you better know how to pitch it! You never know when you’ll need to give a 30-second “elevator pitch” of your idea to an investor, a potential customer, or a prospective teammate.

3) Build Your Team: During the event you will get to pitch in front of multiple judges but will also get a crack at pitching to a full audience of peers who are interested in entrepreneurship. You will have the opportunity to make your contact information available to recruit potential partners.

4) You’re Almost There: Many of you submitted some fantastic ideas into our Idea Pitch. The Speed Pitch entry form really is just a couple lines of text away from the Idea Pitch. Check it out if you haven’t and see just how close you are to a viable Speed Pitch entry!

What is the Speed Pitch All About?

You and your team (if assembled) will have a short amount of time (2 minutes or less) to quickly run through your business opportunity with an experienced entrepreneur or investor. You will then get some time for feedback on the idea and pitch. Once done with that station, you will move to the next and repeat the process (you’ll do this up to 20 times, depending on entries) Think of it as speed dating for entrepreneurs. Participants in past years have found this to be an invaluable exercise in learning how to talk about their business concept.

In addition to the 1:1 stations with investors and entrepreneurs, you will also get to pitch to the crowd. During this pitch, you not only get to practice standing in front of large groups with your idea, you can leverage your time to recruit interested people to join your team. It’s a win-win!

Event Details

When: Thursday, October 27, 5:00 PM

Where: Room W408/410 in the Tanner Building

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 26, 5:00 PM (extended by popular demand!)

Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEhaNU5ObUFNX0hWVUVnNEd2LW5IVkE6MQ#gid=0

Congratulations to Ryan Perkins who won last weeks idea pitch competition! Each week there is a chance to win, submit your idea pitches by each Friday to get involved.

Winners of the Weekly Idea Pitch so far include: