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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges, bringing with it an opportunity for our University of Michigan entrepreneurs to pivot and persevere! On December 4, nearly 40 student teams competed in one of three tracks of the 2021 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC)...
University of Michigan student startups took home cash prizes totaling over $100,000 in the final round of the 2020 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition hosted by the Zell Lurie Institute on Friday, February 21. More...
Congratulations to the University of Michigan undergraduate team that earned a second place finish at the 2020 Undergraduate Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Regional Finals. Sophomores Shiv Dave (BBA ‘22),, Sapan Patel (BS Econ/Org Psych ‘22), Kanav...
The multi-round Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) takes University of Michigan students through the entire cycle of new venture creation — from building a strong pitch to writing a comprehensive business plan. On January24, three panels of judges narrowed the field of...
By Claudia Capos The race to the winner’s circle at the 2019 Private Equity Bake-Off went down to the wire, as two semi-finalist teams vied for first place and a shot at the Brophy-Gelband Merit Scholarship and $10,000 in prize money. The annual “battle of the...
by: Claudia Capos University of Michigan students are putting the final touches on their venture capital investment proposals in anticipation of the upcoming 2019 Financing Technology Commercialization Pitch Competition on Wednesday, Dec. 11. This year, 20 competitive...
The first round of the 2020 Michigan Business Challenge (MBC) was held on Friday, November 22, at the Ross School of Business. Fifty student-led ventures competed for a chance to advance in the annual campus-wide business plan competition – boasting over $100,000 in...
The Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), a cornerstone of action-based learning at the University of Michigan, kicks off today with over 100 students participating in the 37th annual competition. MBC is campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition where student...
From 100 student teams across the University’s 19 schools and colleges one grand-prize winner emerged on Friday, March 15, at the Ross School of Business. Throughout the course of the five-month, multi-round Michigan Business Challenge business plan competition,...
The Zell Lurie Institute's campus-wide business plan competition, the Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), concludes on March 15. ZLI will be highlighting each student team competing at the MBC Finals. MBC Seigle Impact Track Finalist: Dear Black Women - Florence Noel...