Florida Atlantic University’s 2013 Business Plan Competition’s final round will take place April 10 through April 12 at the College of Business. More than 225 teams registered for the competition, with 16 teams advancing to the final round events. The participants will compete for a share of more than $215,000 in cash and prizes.
The final eight teams competing in the FAU Student Track are: Beauty and The Bump; Forevermore; Mobile Monitor; Ocean Motion Energy; Reverb Music Supply; shop-on-the-go.com; Stadson Technology; and The Ultimate Towel.
The final eight teams competing in the Entrepreneur Track are: AspirEDU; Arctico Holdings; Champions Youth Fitness; Cuddlecloth; Frozen Guru; LYVLY; SympSolutions; and Teemplay. The top three finalists of each track will win cash and prizes to successfully launch their idea.
Festivities commence with the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Investor Panel on April 10 from 3 to 7 p.m., in room BU 120 in FAU’s College of Business. The panel features youth entrants in grades seven to 12 who will pitch to investors for seed funding.
A welcome reception and elevator pitch event is scheduled for April 11 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in FAU Stadium, where competitors will present their 90-second elevator pitch. Reception guests have the opportunity to cast their vote for the People’s Choice winner, sponsored by Office Depot.
Business plan presentations from the FAU student and entrepreneur tracks are scheduled for April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room BU 120 in the College of Business, and room OD 101 in FAU’s Office Depot Center. Competition finalists will present to final round judges, comprised of venture capital principals, early-stage angel investors, successful entrepreneurs and senior business leaders.
The three-day event culminates with keynote speaker Bernie Marcus, chairman of the Marcus Foundation, on April 12 from 2 to 3 p.m. in room BU 120 in FAU’s College of Business. Marcus co-founded The Home Depot and served as chairman until his retirement in 2002.