John Lynn, a two-time finalist and one-time winner in NCET’s Donald W. Reynold’s Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition, emerged as the winner of the Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition with his concept of Sportsriffic, a web-based fundraising system for amateur sports. For having polled the highest score from five judges, Lynn won a package of startup assistance including $5,000 cash, six months of office space, advertising, technology, leadership, strategic and marketing consulting, and advertising valued at nearly $65,000 combined.

"It’s amazing, I can’t believe it, this is very exciting, this is going to make my business a reality," Lynn said late Friday.

The outreach center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Business decided last year to launch its Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition, co-sponsored by the Las Vegas Business Press. Many schools stage such contests for students, but UNLV opened its version to anyone with a nascent idea. Read full story:

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TMCC to Host Annual Business Plan Competition
Event Needs Judges to Succeed

Truckee Meadows Community College’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host its 3rd Annual Business Plan Competition, which will being with informational meetings in September and conclude with oral presentations given by the six finalist teams and an award ceremony on Feb. 4, 2010. Currently, the college is seeking judges to ensure the event’s success. 
 
The competition’s goal is to encourage the importance of developing high quality business ideas and business plans, as well as to provide students with resources not only to write comprehensive, complete and concise strategies but to also see those plans implemented within the community. The competition will include students from TMCC, TMCC High School, University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Western Nevada College (WNC) and Sierra Nevada College (SNC).

The winners of last year’s TMCC Business Plan Competition placed third at the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition held by Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET).
 
For information on the competition including important dates, please go to http://tmcc.edu/business/competition/.

If you can assist or for more information, please contact: Marie E. Murgolo-Poore, Ph.D., associate dean of the school of business and entrepreneurship, at 775-337-5608 or mmurgolo@tmcc.edu; or Jasper Allen Jacobs, student assistant to the dean, at 775-673-7215 or jjacobs@tmcc.edu.

NCET recently completed the 2009 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition and awarded over $100,000 to Nevada’s best and brightest college and university teams.

Please enjoy the photos of the oral presentations on April 22, 2009, and the Awards Dinner on April 23, 2009.  We’ve also included the evening’s opening video to introduce the students and the competition.

Award Winners Award Dinner Oral Presentations

Photos by Susan Mantle Photography

Video by iMed Design

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