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		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		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		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		Application: November 6, 2011 Competition: January 19-21, 2012
Undergraduate competition
Tony Brower Innovation Exposition Online Business Plan Competition		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		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.