B.E.T.A. Challenge

Formerly the Douglass Graduate Business Plan Competition and John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition, the Blank Center's B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action^®) Challenge recognizes major milestones student businesses have achieved by taking action.

As part of Founder's Day, the 2012 B.E.T.A. Challenge Finals were held Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Winners of the graduate and undergraduate B.E.T.A. Challenge each won a grand prize of $20,000 in cash and "services in kind" donations from corporate sponsors respectively. In addition, $2,500 was awarded to the two other finalist ventures. Students competed for prizes by demonstrating success in achieving major milestones through taking action.

2012 B.E.T.A. Challenge Winners!

Graduate Competition
RECONCRAFT – Jay Hoflich M’12

Undergraduate Competition
Sweet! Corn Tortilla Chips Inc – Cameron Sheldrake ‘12

Sponsored by:

2012 Silver Sponsor:
 

Pepper Hamilton LLP, founded in 1890, is an internationally recognized law firm with more than 500 lawyers nationally. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, entrepreneurial ventures, private equity funds, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world.

2012 In-Kind Sponsors