Competition Awards

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Winning teams will receive the following awards:

  1. Cash Prizes:
    First Prize: $4,000
    Second Prize: $2,000
    Third Prize: $1,000

  2. In-Kind Services:
    Services (financial, legal, consulting) donated by sponsoring companies

  3. Central Coast Venture Forum (CCVF):
    The winning team will be entitled to participate in the “marketplace” at the Central Coast Venture Forum (CCVF) event in Santa Barbara in June, attended by 300-400 investors and entrepreneurs.

  4. Advanced Competitions
    Successful teams are encouraged to participate in regional, national and international Business Plan competitions that have significant prizes and exposure, some of which are indicated below.

    a. Graduate Competitions:

    University of San Francisco International Business Plan Competition: March 22-25, 2006.
    (www.businessplancompetition.org)

    Fortune Small Business (www.fsb.com)
    For more information, email: elaine_pofelt@timeinc.com

    University of Oregon New Venture Championship: April 13-15, 2006.
    (www.venturechampionship.com)

    National Social Venture Competition
    (UC Berkeley, Columbia Business School, Goldman Sachs Foundation: Business Plans due on January 25, 2006 for first round competition.
    (www.haas.berkeley.edu/groups/socialventure)

    b. Undergraduate Competitions:

    They will be listed once contact information has been confirmed. Check back in late November.