As the only University Business Plan Competition in China open to complete graduate teams from other universities, the HKUST Competition provides a unique entrepreneurial opportunity for all graduate students. Total awards for the competition was approximately $25,000; however, the real prize is the chance for graduate students to offer their business proposals before an international panel of investors and executives in the financial hub of Asia.
A group of MBA students went on a tour of the AT&T baseball park in San Francisco. After the tour Chuck Tucker, the director of sales for the Giants baseball team, talked about some of the marketing challenges he faces. For example, how to sell the less popular seats and how to keep the park full in the future after the Giant’s superstar, Barry Bonds, retires in 2008.
Imagine you are an Entrepreneur trying to start your business and by coincidence you walk into an elevator with a potential investor. You only have 90 seconds to pitch your idea. What would you say? Tough, right? Well that is exactly what several teams participating in the USF International Business Plan Competition had to as their first challenge. These are some of the best pitches from that night:
As the only University Business Plan Competition in China open to complete graduate teams from other universities, the HKUST Competition provides a unique entrepreneurial opportunity for all graduate students. Total awards for the competition was approximately $25,000; however, the real prize is the chance for graduate students to offer their business proposals before an international panel of investors and executives in the financial hub of Asia.
A group of MBA students went on a tour of the 
Imagine you are an