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MEDIA ADVISORY
Governor Benson To Attend UNH Whittemore School Holloway Business Plan Competition May 7
Contact: Lori Wright
603-862-0574
UNH Media Relations
May 5, 2004
WHAT: Gov. Craig Benson will attend the UNH Whittemore School
of Business and Economics 16th Annual Paul J. Holloway Business
Plan prize. The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Friday, May 7 1 p.m., Holloway Business Plan competition
5:15 p.m., Awards Presentation 6:30 p.m., Dinner
WHERE: Holloway Commons Competition: Piscataqua and Squamscott
rooms Awards Presentation: Cocheco room Dinner: Huddleston Hall
Ballroom, next to Holloway Commons
BACKGROUND: The annual competition awards prizes to both
undergraduate and graduate students, either as teams or individuals,
who develop the most realistic plans for starting, acquiring or
expanding a business venture in each of two tracks: high growth
ventures and lifestyle ventures. The six judges base their decisions
on both presentation and the plan itself. The May 7 event features
three finalists in each category presenting their business plans
for about 15 minutes followed by a brief question and answer period
before the panel of judges. This year's cash awards are $4,000 each
for the winning undergraduate and graduate business plan. Undergraduate
and graduate runners-up in both categories are given cash awards
of $900 each. In addition, Jeffrey M. Pollock, president and CEO
of MerchantBanc, has been chosen to receive the UNH Whittemore School
of Business and Economics 2004 Entrepreneurial Venture Creation
“Person of the Year” award. Pollock will be presented with the award
at the dinner.
MORE INFORMATION
http://www.unh.edu/news/news_releases/2004/april/lw_20040420competition.html
http://www.unh.edu/news/news_releases/2004/may/lw_20040504evc.html
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