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Business Plan
Competitions
AACSB Northeast Business School Deans’ Conference
Presented by Dr. Irina Naoumova, Associate Prof. of Entrepreneurship
Barney School Annual Business
Plan Competition
The Competition Categories
Individual students or groups compete against each other in two categories:• Undergraduate Student Competition• Graduate Student Competition
Eligibility: University of Hartford students; if business plan is prepared in teams, University of Hartford student should be a leader of the team.
Statistics: 117 students participated in 4 years; 108 business plans presented
…is a mezzanine level competition to prepare students for the state, national and international competitions
Barney School Annual Business
Plan Competition
Competition Requirements
5-minute elevator presentation Presentation to judges (angel
investors, CT Innovations, CCAT, entrepreneurs)
Two finalists for each category present at Award ceremony
Business Plan Writing Software: Business Plan Pro LivePlan – online version
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Barney School Annual Business
Plan Competition
Clinic Sessions Management Team Sales and Advertising Partnering with Others Growth and Exit Strategy Business Plan Financials
Barney Professors and Executives in Residence
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CT Annual Business Plan
Competition
• Organized by the Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc. and CT Innovations
• Barney Professors as Mentors• More than $60,000 in Prizes
Statistics: in 4 years – 15 participants; 6 finalists; one – 1st place winner; one – 2nd place winner
• Unique Concept• Online Format• Unique Technology – LifeSize
– connects 6 sites• Judges from all participating
countries• Project coordinators from
each country and each university
• Blog for participants
Online International Business Plan Competition
• PaloAlto (business plan writing software company) among sponsors: o LivePlan and downloadable
versions for free for each participating team and mentor
o 24/7 support of the company personnel (Chili)
• Unified requirements and business plan structure
• In English• Time zone management• Prizes used toward business idea
implementation • Online streaming
Online International Business Plan Competition
Participating Universities • Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile• Athens University of Economics
and Business, Greece • The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong • Alliance University, School of
Business, India • UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate
Business School, Ireland • National Technical University,
“KhPI”, Ukraine• University of Hartford, USA
Online International Business Plan Competition
Participating Universities (cont.) • Adeniran Ogunsanya College of
Education, Lagos, Nigeria• University of Turku, Finland • Dnepropetrovsk State financial
Academy, Ukraine• Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del
Peru – CENTRUM CATÓLICA• National University of Tainan, Taiwan• Kharkiv University of Humanities,
Ukraine• Open International University of
Human Development, Ukraine
Online International Business Plan Competition
Statistics: • 5 continents • Judges from 7 countries• 2012 – 28 plans; 101 student• 2011 – 21plan; 62 students• 2010 – 13 plans; 40 students
• Great feedback from all students & judges & mentors
• Room for improvement and growth
Online International Business Plan Competition
Northeast Business Schools students are welcome to join us!