External Business Plan Competitions

The following business plan competitions are open to entrants from any business school. In the past Haas students have participated in a number of competitions including, the MBA Jungle, VCIC West Regional, Purdue Life Sciences Competition and the University of San Francisco - International Business Plan Competition.

Upcoming External Competitions

Jan. 20-22, 2012
Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition – Queen’s University, Kingston (Undergraduate Competition)
Link: http://www.theqec.com/site/

Feb. 17-18, 2012
The Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge Business Plan Competition –University of Louisville
Link: http://business.louisville.edu/content/view/900/738/

Feb. 27 – Mar. 2, 2012
Global Social Enterpreneurship Competition - Univ. of Washington
Link:http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/GSEC.aspx
Mar. 2012
Cleantech Venture Challenge – University of Colorado, Boulder
Link: http://leeds.colorado.edu/competitions#

Mar. 15-17, 2012
Venture Challenge – San Diego State University
Link: http://emc.sdsu.edu/programs/Venture-Challenge/

Apr. 2012
International Business Plan Competition - University of San Francisco
Link: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/business_competitions/external.html

Apr. 2012
New Ventures World Competition - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Link: http://cba.unl.edu/about/centers/ent/conferences.aspx#NIC

Apr 14-16, 2011
Venture Capital Investment Competition - UNC Chapel Hill
Link: http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/business_competitions/external.html

Apr. 5-7, 2012
New Venture Championship - University of Oregon
Link: http://nvc.uoregon.edu/

Apr. 27, 2012
Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge - University of Chicago
Link: http://research.chicagobooth.edu/nvc/

Jun 2012
Oxford's Venturefest - University of Oxford
Link: http://www.venturefest.com/

Competitions in 2010 (some links currently point to 2009 results)

January
N/A                    Pioneer 2009: Services Sector - Christ College Institute of Management
Jan. 21-23          Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition - Queen's University, Kingston
                          (Undergraduate Competition)

February
Feb. 19 Michigan Business -Challenge - University of Michigan
Feb. 25-26 Spirit of Enterprise Competition - University of Cincinnati

March
March 1-5          Global Social Enterpreneurship Competition - Univ. of Washington
March 4             Cleantech Venture Challenge - University of Colorado, Boulder
N/A                   Venture Capital Investment Competition West Regional - USC
March 12-14       McGinnis Venture Competition - Carnegie Mellon
N/A                   Nascent 500 - Ball State University
March 18-20      Venture Challenge - San Diego State University

March 25           New Venture Creating Competition - University of Evansville
March 26           Evansville New Venture Creation Competition - University of Evansville
March 26-27      MBA Elevator Competition - Wake Forest University
N/A                   Social Venture Capital Investment Competition - UNC Chapel Hill

April
April 15-17      The Rice University Business Plan Competition - Rice University
N/A                   International Business Plan Competition - University of San Francisco
N/A                   New Ventures World Competition - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
N/A                   Venture Capital Investment Competition - UNC Chapel Hill
N/A                   New Venture Championship - University of Oregon
April 28             Wharton Business Plan Competition - University of Pennsylvania

May
May 5-8            MOOT CORP Global Competition - University of Texas, Austin
May 27             CIE Business Plan Competition - University of Washington
May 27             Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge - University of Chicago

June

June 22 Oxford's Venturefest - University of Oxford

July
N/A Global Business Plan Competition - Singapore Management University

November
N/A                 Life Sciences Business Plan Competition - Purdue University
N/A                 Innovation Challenge - Darden School of Business
Nov. 6-7          ABI Corporate Restructuring Competition - Kellogg School of Management

Competitions in 2009

January

Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition - Queen's University, Kingston (Undergraduate Competition)

February
Social Innovation Competition - University of Texas, Austin
Michigan Business Challenge - University of Michigan
Global Social Enterpreneurship Competition - Unv. of Washington

Cleantech Venture Challenge - University of Colorado, Boulder
Spirit of Enterprise Competition - University of Cincinatti

March
Northwest Venture Championship - Boise State University
Venture Capital Investment Competition West Regional - USC
McGinnis Venture Competition - Carnegie Mellon
Nascent 500 - Ball State University
Venture Challenge - San Diego State University
MBA Elevator Competition - Wake Forest University
Social Venture Capital Investment Competition - UNC Chapel Hill

April
Stuart Clark Venture Challenge - Asper School of Business
The Rice University Business Plan Competition - Rice University
International Business Plan Competition - University of San Francisco
The Elevator Competition - Wake Forest University
New Ventures World Competition - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Venture Capital Investment Competition - UNC Chapel Hill
New Venture Championship - University of Oregon
Wharton Business Plan Competition - University of Pennsylvania

CBRE Entrepreneurship Business Plans Competition - Eller College of Management
MBA Jungle Business Plan Competition

May
MOOT CORP Global Competition - University of Texas, Austin
CIE Business Plan Competition - University of Washington
Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge - University of Chicago

June
Boomer Business Plan Competition - Santa Clara University
Oxford's Venturefest - University of Oxford

July
Global Business Plan Competition - Singapore Management University

November

Life Sciences Business Plan Competition - Purdue University
Innovation Challenge - Darden School of Business
21st Century Challenge Competition - Said Business School
ABI Corporate Restructuring Competition - Kellogg School of Management

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