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Michigan Business Challenge - 2012 Intercollegiate Competitions

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Intercollegiate competitions provide further opportunities for students to refine their plans, expand their networks, receive funding, or learn about other aspects of their entrepreneurial venture. This page contains details intercollegiate competitions across the country for students interested in competing against students from different universities. Students are responsible for following the links and verifying important dates and eligibility information.

Invite Only
The competitors at these events come from all over the world to compete for a space at Moot Corp held in May. In order to maintain the high level of competition, each host university invites a limited number of other business schools to select a student team to submit an application to its competition. Students who advanced to Round 2 in the Michigan Business Challenge will be notified of their assigned competitions in mid-December. Teams are responsible for meeting all deadlines and requirements. Current University of Michigan students will receive support from the Institute for their travel expenses to these competitions.

Idea to Product Competition
University of Texas - Austin and KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Application: September 26, 2011
Competition: November 19, 2011

Early-stage technology commercialization competition

 

Spirit of Enterprise Competition
University of Cincinnati

 

Application: January 2012
Competition: February 2012

 

 

Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice University

Application: February 2012
Competition: April 12-14, 2012


 

Venture Labs Investment Competition
University of Texas, Austin

Application: April 2012
Competition: May 2-5, 2012

An MBC team can secure an automatic bid to Venture Labs Investment Competition, formerly known as MOOT Corp. More details to follow.

 

Cardinal Challenge
University of Louisville

 

Application: January 2012
Competition: February 17-18, 2012

 

 

McGinnis Venture Competition
Carnegie Mellon University

Application: February 2012
Competition: March 8-10, 2012

Technology, Life Science, and Sustainability tracks available.

 

Venture Challenge
San Diego State University

Application: December 2011
Competition: March 15-17, 2012

 

 

Stuart Clark Venture Challenge
University of Manitoba

Application: January 2012
Competition: March 29-31, 2012

 

 

New Venture Championship
University of Oregon

Application: February 12, 2012
Competition: April 5-7, 2012

 

 

Nebraska Innovation Competition
University of Nebraska

Application: January 2012
Competition: March 2012

Formerly known as New Ventures World Comptetition. Separate competition for graduate and undergraduate teams. Sustainability track available.


Venture Adventure
Colorado State University

Application: tba
Competition: tba

Undergraduate competition

 

8th Continent Business Plan Competition
Colorado School of Mines

8th continent Application: tba
Competition: April 13-14, 2012

Competition for business plans that incorporate technology with application to space.

 

Intercollegiate Business Plan Competitions - Open application
These business plan competitions are open to all teams serving all business markets. The Institute is unable to reimburse travel expenses to these competitions.

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Student Competition
Ann Arbor, MI

vv Application: September 30, 2011
Competition: November 17, 2011

 

 

The Elevator Competition
Wake Forest University

Application: January 2012
Competition: March 2012

The first place winner of this competition will advance to Venture Labs Investment Competition (formerly Moot Corp.).

 

Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
Ann Arbor, MI

Application: October 21, 2011
Competition: January 2012

 

 

Business Plan Competition
Tulane University

biz plan Application: January 2012
Competition: March 2012

Theme is "Conscious Capitalism"

 

Skandalaris Business Plan Competition
Eastern Michigan University

Application: December 2011
Competition: February 10, 2012

 

 

Queens' Entrepreneurs' Competition
Queens University
Toronto, Ontario

f Application: November 6, 2011
Competition: January 19-21, 2012

Undergraduate competition

 

Tony Brower Innovation Exposition
Online Business Plan Competition

ace Application: February 2012
Competition: March 2012

 

Venture Capital Competitions
Selection of Michigan competitors for these competitions will be coordinated by EVC and ZLI. These competitions are related to the venture financing side of entrepreneurship.

Venture Capital Investment Competition
University of Colorado
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

 

Application: tba
Regional Competition: February 2012
Final Competition: April 2012


Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition
University of North Carolina

Application: tba
Competition: March 2012

This competition incorporates a focus on the Social Return on Investment.

 

Specific-focus competitions - Open application
These business plan competitions are open to start-ups that integrate a specific agenda or target a specific market in their business plans. These competitions accept multiple applications from a single university so teams with an eligible business are encouraged to apply. The Institute is unable to reimburse travel expenses to these competitions.

Innovation Challenge

Application: Through October 7, 2011
Competition: October 8 - December 9, 2011

Online competition in multiple rounds. Teams choose one of three challenges. Application fee required.

mai Bangkok Business Challenge@sasin
ace Application: December 30, 2011
Competition: March 1-3, 2012

Sustainable development focus.

Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
University of Washington

 

Application: November 11, 2011
Competition: March 1-2, 2012

Competition for business plans that relate to alleviating poverty and improving the quality of life in the developing world.

 

Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
William James Foundation

Application: October 12, 2011
Competition: April 13, 2012

Competition for business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

 

Graduate Student Business Competition
LES Licensing Foundation

Application: March 2012
Competition: June 2012

Early-stage technology commercialization competition.

 

Global Social Venture Competition
University of California - Berkeley

Application: December 2011
Competition: April 2012

Competition for business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

 

Dell Social Innovation Competition
Univeristy of Texas, Austin

Application: February 2012
Competition: May 2012

Competition for business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

 

Life Sciences Business Plan Competition
Purdue University

Application: July 13, 2011
Competition: November 10, 2011

Competition for business plans with an intellectual property right on research stemming from life sciences.

 

Boomer Venture Summit
Santa Clara University

Application: April 2012
Competition: June 2012

Competition for business plans that market to the baby boomer population.

 

 

The traditional case competitions for the Ross School of Business are coordinated through the Office of Student Life. If you have questions about these events or know of other competitions that should be added to the list, please email the Institute at zlicontact@umich.edu.



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