Announcing the 2011 Donald W. Reynolds – Collegiate Business Plan Competition
Posted November 9, 2010
With one of the largest cash awards pool in America, the Governor’s Cup is designed to encourage students of Nevada universities and colleges to act upon their ideas and talents in order to produce tomorrow’s businesses. Student teams and their faculty advisor’s will compete in undergraduate and graduate divisions for cash prizes of nearly $100,000.
Students involved in the competition gain access to networks of successful entrepreneurs, lenders and investors, team-building opportunities, business planning skills, and media exposure.
One of the goals of the competition is to encourage the development and commercialization of ideas and technologies being discovered in our universities. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged as they bring together the pieces necessary for bridging the gap between technology and the marketplace.
The Lieutenant Governor’s Award is back again this year with a cash prize of $5,000 to the business plan that best employs clean, renewable or efficient energy technologies and services.
The Donald W. Reynolds foundation has updated the entrepreneurial toolkit which offers lots of good information and videos visit DWgovernorscup.org to access the toolkit.
New for the 2011 competition, mentors are available to help Governor’s Cup teams. Mentors are locals business people who can help with:
• Concept development
• Business plan development
• Oral presentations
Business plans previously entered and judged are eligible for reentry into the 2011 competition.
For more information, contact Roxanne DeCarlo at Roxanne@NCET.org or call (702) 944-9722 / (775) 853-4226.
