They might not have the glamour of the "Ocean’s Twelve" cast.

But the 12 finalists in this year’s Governor’s Cup competition can sure put together a mean business plan.

A quick look at the final teams in the 2010 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition reveals a geek squad that would put Best Buy’s bunch to shame.

Forget scanning your computer for malware. Most of these teams are tackling heavier stuff like nanotechnology, recycled silicon and generating renewable energy from an array of waste materials.

Dave Archer, chief executive officer of Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, described this year’s crop of finalists as one of the most promising he’s seen in six years of competition.

"I’ve spent most of my life in the corporate world, and I’ve seen a lot of business plans," Archer said. "The creativity and professionalism I’ve seen in the finalists’ business plans this year is as good or even better than what I saw in the corporate world. It’s even more amazing when you think that these finalists are all graduate or undergraduate students."

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