BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE WINNER
Service aims to help divorcing parents
Every time Business Plan Challenge season rolled around, Jerome Poliacoff always thought about starting a business but never seriously pursued it. Until this year...
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The final six
Watch videos of the six semifinalists
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Challenge Q&A
Challenge coordinator Nancy Dahlberg answers questions
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THE MIAMI HERALD BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE
And the winners are...
Would you invest? That's a good way to judge a business plan, says Rafael Cruz, director of the Small Business Development Center in Broward County and one of the seven judges this year for this year's Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.
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BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE WINNER
Product fills a gap in freight safety
A nagging thought leads Thomas Huchler to create a large inflatable cushion that fits around cargo. Huchler, with his product, improves freight.
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BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE WINNER
Online grapevine wins hearts --and clicks
As the keeper of the e-mail list for her first child's play group years ago, Province "Boo" Zamek was soon the go-to person for information dissemination. Along with the time for the next play date, she was adding requests for housekeepers, nannies and handymen and it spread from there.
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BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE WINNER
Company aims to satisfy a college craving
Working on his plan up until the very last minute, literally, must have paid off -- Ravit of West Palm Beach tied for third place for his plan for a national provider of DVD rentals for college students.
Resources
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Tips on business plans from SCORE
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Read the winning plan from 2008: The Allergy-Free Shop
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Watch videos of the finalists from 2008
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Stories of last year's winners
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Advice from our judges
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Bootstrap Marketing Q&A with Jack Hardy
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Get the 101 to writing a plan from the SBA
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Kauffman Foundation offers info on entrepreneurial education
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DOLPHINS FOOTBALL 2009
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1rst PLACE STUDENT WINNER
Iphone application fo learning makes a splash
Jake Nolan, along with Maruika Wei, creates an iphone application and wins the Business Challenge Plan for ...
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2nd PLACE STUDENT WINNER
The yearbook, reinvented
While the yearbook is a time-treasured item, Dagoberto thinks students would prefer the live action and per...
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3rd PLACE STUDENT WINNER
Gamer's goal: Studying for SATs needn't be boring
Chris Dass was turned off by "really boring" SAT-preparation books. Being a gamer through and through, he k...
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Business Plan Challenge Student Contest
This year, The Miami Herald and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship are reinstating the s...
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BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE 2009
Enter the Business Plan Challenge
Now is your chance to enter our annual business plan competition. Your plan will be judged by a team of loc...
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BOOTSTRAP MARKETING
Enter Miami Herald's contest with aim to WIN!
Lately I've been hearing aspiring entrepreneurs say, "Jack, I've got a great business idea! I know I'll win...
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Florida aims to boost credit to small businesses with `Economic Gardening'
Florida's Economic Gardening Program -- designed to help high-growth companies with loans and training -- i...
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UNEMPLOYMENT
Temp labor may be bridge to recovery
Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps ...
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SMALL BUSINESS
Entrepreneurs seek success in a minute
Entrepreneurial UM students and alumni competed this week in a contest of `elevator pitches' -- 60-second e...
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Film shows South Florida students shooting for moon
Three South Florida students are featured in a new documentary film about budding entrepreneurs.
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GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
Prepare business to grow, women are told
Speakers at a conference for women entrepreneurs urged their listeners to get ready now for the coming econ...
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WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT
E-mail marketing is growing stronger
Whether to draw customers to stores or to promote events, e-mail marketing has become a key tool for small ...
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GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
Business leaders share their success stories
Although it's one of the most difficult times for start-ups to find financing, entrepreneurs gathered at UM...
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