Newswise — Babson College has established the new B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®) Challenge. Formerly the Douglass Graduate Business Plan Competition and John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition, the Babson B.E.T.A. Challenge is a business competition, recognizing major milestones student businesses have achieved by taking action. Students will compete for prizes by demonstrating success in achieving major milestones through taking action.
Winners of the graduate and undergraduate B.E.T.A. Challenge will receive a grand prize of $20,000 in cash and "services in kind" donations from corporate sponsors respectively.
$2,500 will be awarded to the two other finalist ventures.
Application requirements include:
• Executive Summary – 2 page limit in .doc, .docx or .pdf format. • Slide deck – maximum 10 slides in .pptx, .ppt or .pdf format.
More information can be found under “Eligibility & Guidelines.”Business submission accepted at http://www.abstractsonline.com/submit/login.asp?mkey={E14F80F7-C8B0-4235-A1F3-2702FD427071}
Key Upcoming Dates:
March 2, 2012 - Submission deadline (12pm EST)March 8-22, 2012 - Alumni evaluationsMarch 26, 2012 - Semifinalists announcedMarch 30, 2012 - Semifinalists deliverable deadlineApril 4, 2012 - Venture Expo (B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals)April 6, 2012 - Finalists announcedApril 11, 2012 - Finalists deadlineApril 18, 2012 - B.E.T.A. Challenge Finals (part of Founder's Day)
More information available at http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/blank-center/venture-accelerator/beta-challenge/Pages/home.aspx
About BabsonBabson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds®. The College is a dynamic living and learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society -- while at the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to create economic and social value. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value. For information, visit www.babson.edu.
RSS