Six semifinalists for Business Plan Challenge chosen
Winners of the 2009 Business Plan Challenge will be announced on May 18.
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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 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
12 Business Plan Challenge finalists selected
The names of the 12 Challenge finalists still in contention for the winner's circle have been revealed.
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Business Plan Challenge Student Contest
This year, The Miami Herald and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship are reinstating the student contest as part of the Business Plan Challenge. The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. The same rules for the main contest apply.
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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 local business experts on originality, creativity, clarity … and, especially, viability.
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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First Place: The Allergy-Free Shop
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