A husband and wife team of students won the 10th annual Springboard Ideas Challenge, including a $10,000 prize, for their business idea of a security and social media integration that provides pet owners peace of mind. Sharaie and Rees Heizelman won the prize Thursday in the competition sponsored by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and ... [Read More…]
Student’s energy-saving idea wins Springboard
Aspiring entrepreneur Burton Cannon won the college division in the 8th annual Springboard Ideas Challenge Thursday night. Cannon, a junior engineering and physics major from Mill Creek, Washington, said his idea, ModPlug, came to him while working in the oil fields over the summer. "The trailer brake plugs broke almost every day on all the ... [Read More…]
Springboard Ideas Challenge opens registration
Registration is open for the 2015 Springboard Ideas Challenge. Springboard Ideas Challenge is a mini-business plan competition facilitated by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy. There are two divisions: the community division with a grand prize of $20,000 and the student division with a grand prize of $10,000. The goal of ... [Read More…]
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Student entrepreneurs compete for cash
Entrepreneurs young and old filled Hart Auditorium Wednesday morning for this year's Springboard Elevator Pitch competition. Ten groups of aspiring business students advanced to the final round of the idea competition, competing for prizes of $1,500 for first place, $750 for second, $250 for third and $250 for audience favorite. Russell ... [Read More…]
Springboard winners awarded at dinner
The winners for the Springboard Ideas Challenge were announced Tuesday night at the awards dinner in the Hunter Welcome Center. Morgan Hood, Jason McVey, Rudy Garza and Jeff Johnston were the winners for the College Division. The winners for this year's Springboard Ideas Challenge are as follows: For the College Division, the grand prize went ... [Read More…]
Springboard finalists compete for $15000
The Griggs Center at ACU announced the 2014 Springboard Ideas Challenge finalists last week. They will compete for cash prizes in front of a live panel of judges. The competition, now in its seventh year, has students submit their mini-business plan with the goal of having the opportunity to pursue their entrepreneurial ideas. Dr. Jim Litton ... [Read More…]
Springboard opens registration for participants
Registration is open for the 2014 Springboard Ideas Challenge. This year registration is easy and only requires a $10 fee. The deadline for registration is March 7 at 5:00 p.m. "In the past you had to have the business plan already constructed, initially, to apply for the competition," said Hollie Baldridge, assistant director of the Griggs ... [Read More…]
Elevator Pitch winner goes green
Winners of the SpringBoard Elevator Pitch challenge were announced shortly after Chapel in Hart Auditorium yesterday. Troy Bonneau, freshman computer science major from Farmers Branch, won first prize for his Greenstrip idea. His idea takes timed lights and smart phone applications and combines them into one concept, allowing a user to save ... [Read More…]
Elevator Pitch picks entrepreneur finalists
The Springboard Elevator Pitch competition, brought to ACU by the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, announced its top 10 finalists Tuesday afternoon. Jim Litton, director of Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, helped organize Entrepreneur Week at ACU, which kicked off the challenge. "For the Elevator Pitch ... [Read More…]