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		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		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		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		Application: October 28, 2012 Competition: January 17-19, 2013
Tony Brower Innovation Exposition Online Business Plan Competition		Application: February 2013 Competition: March 2013

Innovation Challenge Online Competition		Application: Through October 2012 Competition: October-December, 2012
mai Bangkok Business Challenge@sasin		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.