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2008 TULANE BUSINESS
PLAN COMPETITION

Tulane Business Competition
April 18, 2008

*Register Here*

Mark your calendars! The official date for the 2008 Tulane Business Plan Competition is April 18! Like last year, we have decided to create two categories for entry.

Important Dates:
Thursday, April 17 - Team Orientation Session
Thursday, April 17 - TEA Kick-off Party
Friday, April 18 - Competition Starts at 8am

Full Schedule

CONGRATULATIONS TO

THE 2008 FINALISTS!!

Business Entrepreneurship Track

Coursepack.net - Tulane University
EnviroBlinds - Brown University
Just-in-Time Logistics (JIT) - Tulane University
Studio-Life Development (SLD)- Tulane University
Viking Software- Tulane University

Social Entrepreneurship Track

A's and Aces - Tulane University
Banque Pour Tous - University of Georgia
Opportunity International - Tulane University
Ref for the Deaf - University of Texas at Dallas
Shallow Crossings - University of Texas at Austin

For questions email tea@tulane.edu

See the TBPC 2007 Report [pdf]

Business Entrepreneurship Track

Plans presented under the Business Entrepreneurship track must be for-profit ventures.  No restrictions apply regarding the business industry or sector.

Social Entrepreneurship Track

Plans presented under the Social Entrepreneurship track can either be profit or not-for-profit ventures.  They should be designed specifically to address a social, environmental or economic problem, producing a positive and identifiable impact to the community.  Winning ventures to be implemented in the New Orleans area will have access to a pool of highly qualified professional services, to assist them during their start-up process.

Update: Social Track Fellowship Opportunity


For each track the following prizes will be awarded:

Grand Prize: $10,000

Second Place: $5,000

Third Place: $2,500

LAST YEAR'S WINNERS ARE...

BUSINESS TRACK

1st place: Urology Associates of New Orleans-Tulane University

2nd place: MacuClear- University of Texas

3rd place: New Ordure- Carnegie Mellon University

 
SOCIAL TRACK

1st place: S.M.I.L.E. - University of Georgia

2nd place: Rethos.com- Princeton University

3rd place: INExchange- Tulane University

 

Congratulations to all of our winners!

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