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Michigan Business Challenge - 2012 Intercollegiate Competitions

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Intercollegiate competitions put Michigan students up against students from other universities in the U.S. and abroad. It is an excellent opportunity for students to refine their plans, expand their networks, receive funding, and learn about their business venture from another perspective. Students are responsible for verifying competition dates, deliverables and eligibility.

Invitation Only Competitions
Round 2 Michigan Business Challenge teams are eligible to compete in these competitions and will be notified of their assigned competitions in mid-December. Teams are responsible for meeting all deadlines and requirements. Current U-M students will receive financial support for competition travel expenses.

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

Application: October 1, 2012
Competition: November 15, 2012
Early-stage technology commercialization competition.

Spirit of Enterprise Competition
University of Cincinnati

 

Application: December 18, 2012
Competition: February 21-22, 2013

 

Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice University

Application: February 18, 2013
Competition: April 11-13, 2013

 

Venture Labs Investment Competition
University of Texas, Austin

Application: April 2013
Competition: May 2-4, 2013
Finalists fom the Michigan Business Challenge may secure an automatic bid to the competition.

Cardinal Challenge
University of Louisville

 

Application: January 2013
Competition: February 15-16, 2013

 

McGinnis Venture Competition
Carnegie Mellon University

Application: February 2013
Competition: March 2013

 

Venture Challenge
San Diego State University

Application: December 2012
Competition: March 14-16, 2013

 

Stuart Clark Venture Challenge
University of Manitoba

Application: January 2013
Competition: March 2013

 

New Venture Championship
University of Oregon

Application: February 7, 2013
Competition: April 4-6, 2013

 

Nebraska Innovation Competition
University of Nebraska

Application: January 2013
Competition: March 2013

 

Venture Adventure
Colorado State University
Undergraduate competition

Application: tba
Competition: tba

 

8th Continent Business Plan Competition
Colorado School of Mines

8th continent Application: tba
Competition: tba

 

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

 

Application: tba
Regional Competition: March 2, 2013
Final Competition: April 11-13, 2013

The student team representing the University of Michigan will be coordinated by the Entrepreneur & Venture Club and the Zell Lurie Institute.

Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition
University of North Carolina

Application: tba
Competition: March 2013
Focused on social return on investment.

Open Application Competitions
The Institute does not reimburse travel expenses to these competitions.

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Student Competition
Ann Arbor, MI
vv Application: September 2012
Competition: November 13-15, 2012

 

The Elevator Competition
Wake Forest University

Application: January 2013
Competition: March 2013
The first place winner of this competition advances to the Venture Labs Investment Competition.

Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
Ann Arbor, MI

Application: October 15, 2012
Competition: December 2012

 

Business Plan Competition
Tulane University

biz plan Application: January 2013
Competition: April 19, 2013

 

Skandalaris Business Plan Competition
Eastern Michigan University

Application: December 2012
Competition: February 2013

 

Queens' Entrepreneurs' Competition
Queens University, Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate competition

f Application: October 28, 2012
Competition: January 17-19, 2013

Tony Brower Innovation Exposition
Online Business Plan Competition
ace Application: February 2013
Competition: March 2013

 

Innovation Challenge
Online Competition
Application: Through October 2012
Competition: October-December, 2012

mai Bangkok Business Challenge@sasin

ace Application: December 30, 2012
Competition: Feb. 28-March 2, 2013

Sustainable development focus.

Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
University of Washington

 

Application: November 8, 2012
Competition: Feb. 25-March 1, 2013

For plans focused on alleviating poverty and improving the quality of life in the developing world.

Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
William James Foundation

Application: Novebmer 5, 2012
Competition: April 8, 2013
For business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

Graduate Student Business Competition
LES Licensing Foundation

Application: March 2013
Competition: June 2013
Early-stage technology commercialization competition.

Global Social Venture Competition
University of California - Berkeley

Application: December 2012
Competition: April 2013
For business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

Dell Social Innovation Competition
Univeristy of Texas, Austin

Application: February 2013
Competition: May 2013
Competition for business plans that incorporate a social or environmental value.

Life Sciences Business Plan Competition
Purdue University

Application: tba
Competition: tba
For business plans with an intellectual property right on research stemming from life sciences.

Boomer Venture Summit
Santa Clara University

Application: April 2013
Competition: June 2013
Competition for business plans that market to the baby boomer population.

Traditional case competitions for the Ross School of Business are coordinated through the Office of Student Life.



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