The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation is proud to announce the $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 26, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the entrepreneurial community, win monetary prizes, and acquire legal services that will help advance an idea to the next stage in the entrepreneurial process. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend and watch student presentations. Preliminary rounds start at 9 a.m., lunch is noon to 1 p.m., and the finals round is 1 to 3 p.m. A reception and announcement of winners takes place from 3 t0 3:45 p.m.
Prizes include $1,250 for 1st place (for-profit & non-profit); $750 for 2nd place (for-profit) and $250 for 3rd place (for-profit). Sponsors include D&B, LivePlan, Lane Powell, Domain.com, AARP, Portland Business Journal, and the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN). For more information contact Peter Rachor, Franz Center, at 7769 or rachor@up.edu.