Michigan Business Challenge - 2007 Intercollegiate Winners

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In the 2006-2007 academic year, 16 students comprising 8 teams represented the Ross School of Business at intercollegiate competitions held around the world and received over $10,000 in prize money. These students devoted months to developing their company to be ready for these competitions and gained the feedback of high-powered investors, serial entrepreneurs, and successful CEOs while networking with their future colleagues.

Gus Simiao (MBA '07) with his company VIVACE placed first in the Trade Show and Lightening Round in the New Venture Championship at the University of Oregon, he was a finalist in the Clean Tech Innovation Challenge at the University of Colorado, and in the HKUST International Business Plan Competition at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology he placed third in the Trade Show, second in the Elevator Pitch, and earned second place overall.

Shaily Baranwal and Suhas Ghuge (MBAs '07) with their company Elevate Learning placed first in the Wildcard Round in the Business Plan Competition at Rice University, were named Best Market Opportunity in the MOOT CORP Competition at the University of Texas, Austin, and were named finalists in the Jungle Business Plan Challenge sponsored by Jungle Media Group.

Anug Agarwal (MBA '07) and Lora Schulwitz (Ph.D. '06) with their company Savium placed first in the Elevator Pitch in the McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon University and were also named finalists in the Jungle Business Plan Challenge sponsored by Jungle Media Group.

Merrill Guerra (MBA '08) with her company RealKidz Clothing placed first in the elevator competition in the Northwest Venture Championship at Boise State University.

Adam Litle, Aaron Nelson (MBAs ’08), and Gayatri Perlin (Ph.D ’07) with their company MNI Systems placed first in the Trade Show in the International Business Plan Competition at the University of San Francisco and placed first overall in the Quick Pitch competition at FuturTech.

Brewster Boyd (MBA/MS ’09) with his company Forest Eye Consulting placed second in The Elevator Competition at Wake Forest University and placed third overall in the Quick Pitch competition at FuturTech.

Daniel Brachfeld, Erin McCann, Matthew Ransweiler (BBAs '07) with their company Wolverine Lens placed fourth in the Nascent 500 at Ball State University.

Carolyn Ceccoli (MBA ’07), Rohan Mendonza, and Barbra Perlstein (MBA ’08) with their company PWR: Professional Women’s Resource placed third in the Stuart Clark Venture Challenge at the University of Manitoba and placed second overall in the Quick Pitch competition at FuturTech.