2013 GW Business Plan Competition Finals
Event Information
Description
The George Washington University and the GW Office of Entrepreneurship
are pleased to invite you to the
2013 GW Business Plan Competition Finals
where you will witness the distribution of over $60,000 in cash prizes among the strongest and most innovative GW entrepreneurs!
Our university's namesake, George Washington, was one of America's first great entrepreneurs. At GW, we honor his bold business leadership by showcasing the university's commitment to providing the resources for future entrepreneurs to learn from current ones. Thus, the GW Business Plan Competition, with founding sponsorship from Annette and Richard Scott, awards over $60,000 in cash prizes to teams of GW students, faculty, and alumni who can offer innovative ideas for new products and/or services. Additional in-kind prizes, several thousands of dollars worth, are also available to our competitors. This academic year, we celebrate five (5) years from the creation of the program! Happy Birthday to our team, and good luck to all current and future participants!
The GW Business Plan Competition Finals
The GW Business Plan Competition Finals are the culmination of an academic-year-long series of educational events and active mentorship on new venture creation. This year, we received 109 first-round entries in January from 12 of the schools comprising GW. From those initial submissions, only 35 were invited to write full business plans in the semi-final round, and from them, only 8 teams made it to the GW Business Plan Competition finals. These 8 finalists will present their business plans and ideas to a panel of distinguished entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, and GW alumni.
Schedule
9:30am - 10:00am: Welcome Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Duquès Hall 651 & 652
* Keynote speaker: Sonny Vu, Founder & CEO, Misfit Wearables
10:00am - 11:50am: First 4 finalist teams presentations
Duquès Hall 651 & 652
* Moderator: John Rollins, Director, GW Business Plan Competition
Teams in order of presentation:
Revilex
The SmartBrush
Sonostik
Capital Kombucha
12:00pm - 1:00pm: General Luncheon
Duquès Hall 6th Floor
1:00pm - 1:50pm: "Where are They Now?" -- Updates by prior winners
Duquès Hall 651 & 652
2:00pm - 3:40pm: Last 4 finalist teams presentations
Duquès Hall 651& 652
* Moderator: John Rollins, Director, GW Business Plan Competition
Teams in order of presentation:
Jenda
BOSS Medical
Graphene Plasma Technology
MemoryBanc
3:50pm - 4:20pm: Distinguished Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Presentation
Duquès Hall 651 & 652
4:20pm - 4:50pm: Final Awards Presentations
Duquès Hall 651 & 652
4:50pm - 6:30pm: Networking Reception
Audience Choice Award Presentation
Duquès Hall 6th Floor
SPONSORS
Sincere thank you to all of our generous sponsors this year!
Founding Sponsors
Annette and Richard Scott
External Sponsors
GW Sponsors
GW School of Business // School of Engineering and Applied Science // Columbian College of Arts and Sciences // School of Medicine and Health Sciences // Elliott School of International Affairs // College of Professional Studies // Graduate School of Education and Human Development // Law School // Alumni Affairs // Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence // Office of Entrepreneurship
Organizer GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Organizer of 2013 GW Business Plan Competition Finals
The GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is committed to promoting excellence in multidisciplinary entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional engagement in new venture creation at the George Washington University. Founded in 2010, the office has worked closely with thousands of aspiring student, faculty, and alumni entrepreneurs, and now serves as a focal point to foster, promote, and perpetuate quality academic research, education, and outreach programs. It leverages the unique strengths of the George Washington University's schools in the nation’s capital to serve society at large through the knowledge and practice of entrepreneurship.
In 2013, with the help of our office's operations, the George Washington University was placed among the Princeton Review's top 25 universities with the best graduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation.
Find us at www.gwu.edu/entrepreneurship.
