The Tulane Entrepreneurs Association has announced the 21 semifinalists who will advance to the second round of the Tulane Business Plan Competition.
The semifinalists were selected from among 93 applications submitted to this year’s competition. Nations represented in this year’s pool of entries include Canada, Chile, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
“We are proud to have received a record number of applications from around the world for this year’s competition,” said Matt Dearmon, president of the Tulane Entrepreneurs Association. “The number of applications and the quality of those applications is a testament to Tulane’s growing reputation in entrepreneurship and the hard work of the association.”
The 21 semifinalists will now submit full business plans for evaluation by a panel of expert judges. The top three plans as selected by the judges will be invited to present their plans in a live competition at the Freeman School on April 16, 2010. The winning team will receive a cash prize of $50,000.
