Got a Great Idea? Need $$$
to make it Happen?
With one of the
largest cash awards pool in America, the Governor’s Cup is designed to encourage
students of Nevada universities and colleges to act upon their ideas and talents
in order to produce tomorrow’s businesses. Develop a business plan with up to
five other friends and you could win Nevada’s first and only collegiate
competition where graduate and undergraduate students compete for cash awards in
excess of $100,000. All majors are invited to enter and interdisciplinary teams
are encouraged. In addition to an incredible learning experience, students
involved in the competition gain access to networks of successful entrepreneurs,
lenders and investors, team-building opportunities, business planning skills,
and media exposure.
Lt.
Governor’s Award:
The Nevada
Commission on Economic Development grants the Lt. Governor’s Award for the
business plan that best employs clean, renewable or efficient energy
technologies and services.
NCED
Commissioners’ Award:
The
Nevada Commission on Economic Development’s award for the business plan that
best addresses the economic development needs of rural Nevada.
Tri-State Reynolds
Cup: In May 2009, the second Annual Tri-State
Donald W. Reynolds Cup business plan competition will be held in Las Vegas. The
top two undergraduate and graduate teams from Nevada, Arkansas and Oklahoma will
compete for cash awards totaling $90,000
MGT 110X Business Plan
Competition, a 1 credit hour class, is now on the Spring 2009 schedule.
The course is graded pass/fail and submission of a business plan for the
Governor's Cup Business Plan Competition is required to pass the course.
The class meets Fridays from 8:30 - 9:45 am in BEH 105 beginning 1/16/2009 and
ending 4/11/09. Because the class is modular, students should be aware that they
only have until 1/13/09 to drop the course for a refund and until 3/6/09
to drop with a "W" or without a grade.
If you are interested in learning
more, please send an e-mail with contact info to janet.runge@unlv.edu or call me
at 895-3022. I want to make sure that everyone interested in participating gets
all the support they need. Please send me contact information so I can keep you up
to date with info on the competition. As well, if you need me to help you put a
team together, I need to know that asap.
2008 Winners
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Governor’s Cup
- Undergraduate Winners |
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Governor’s Cup
- Graduate Winners |
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1st
Place - $20,000 - WATTs - Waste Alternatives Transformation Technologies -
UNLV
Waste-Alternative
Transformation Technologies, LLC (WATTs) was developed to provide a
holistic approach to the waste management and energy issues facing modern
urban communities. By utilizing a multi-faceted approach that maximizes
usable products extracted from municipal, commercial and industrial waste,
WATTs will reduce the ecological burden on traditional landfills while
producing clean, sustainable energy and energy products that do not rely
upon fossil fuel sources.
Team Members
· Keeton Little - Economics
· Josh Beilin - Hotel
· Kyle George - Chemistry
Faculty
Advisor - Dr. Janet Runge
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1st
Place - $20,000 - Mobile Business Solutions - UNLV
Transform how all
paper based mobile businesses do business. By using cellular technology and
a website to make all transactions that were previously duplicated by both
field staff and office staff instantaneous and error free. Starting with the
Locksmith industry because of team connections..
Team Members
· Lucien Paet - MBA-New Venture Management
· Amanda French
· David Schnell-Davis - MBA
· Ekaterina Tchompalova
Faculty
Advisor - Dr. Janet Runge |
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2nd Place -
$10,000 - Wolfpack Works - UNR |
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2nd Place -
$10,000 - Go Green Outdoors - UNR |
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3rd Place -
$5,000 - KG BioSolutions - Sierra Nevada College |
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3rd Place -
$5,000 - More Water Company - UNR |
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2008 Lt
Governor’s Award |
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Undergraduate Winner - $5,000
KG BioSolutions - Sierra Nevada
College |
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Graduate Winner - $5,000
Bio-Grounds LLC - UNR
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NCED Commissioners’
Award Winner - $2500
WATTs - Waste Alternatives Transformation Technologies - UNLV
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Great Ideas
happen
here - Let’s bring the Prizes Home to
UNLV!!
This site is designed to be a resource for all
interested students and faculty. Information about teams, deadlines, and
resources will be posted regularly. If you would like to know more about the
competition, please contact Janet Runge at 895-3022 or
janet.runge@unlv.edu
Competition Rules
and Timeline available online: http://www.ncet.org
If you plan to compete, it is
important to get started NOW!
The following are links to sites with tips and information for writing Business
Plans:
http://www.amplifyllc.com/go/resources/ - This one has lots of
interesting and useful links
http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/bizstart-samplePlan.php
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
http://www133.americanexpress.com/osbn/tool/biz_plan/index.asp
http://www.eventuring.org/eShip/appmanager/eVenturing/eVenturingDesktop
http://www.eventuring.org/eShip/appmanager/eVenturing/eVenturingDesktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=eShip_collectionDetail&_nfls=false&id=Entrepreneurship/Collection/Collection_008.htm
LLC Information
http://www.bizfilings.com/products/llc.asp
http://www.mycorporation.com/llcbusiness.htm
Term Sheet Information
http://www.inc.com/query/index.html?domains=http%3A%2F%2Finc.com&client=pub-9871731465474413&safe=active&channel=&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23FFFFFF%3BVLC%3A8B9EB1%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A336699%3BLC%3A336699%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3AAAAAAA%3BGIMP%3AAAAAAA%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%3BFORID%3A11%3B&q=term+sheet&xsubmit.x=0&xsubmit.y=0&xsubmit=Search&sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com
(This is one long site address,
but it is valuable. The first article on this site is a sample you can download
after signing up for free. Sign up and download
Term Sheet for Series A Round Financing, Angel Investors Article ... The
other articles on the page are valuable as well.)
Read more about the competition and previous
participants by clicking on these links:
http://govcupnevada.com/2008-donald-w-reynolds-governors-cup-winners/
http://govcupnevada.com/2008/05/
http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=11975
http://sciences.unlv.edu/enewsletter/2008/june.html#6
http://www.lvrj.com/business/18252389.html
http://www.lvrj.com/business/19169124.html
http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2008/05/27/news/iq_21677459.txt
http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2008/04/07/news/iq_20576232.txt
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-15-Mon-2006/business/7314404.html
http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2006/04/24/news/news11.txt
http://www.viewnews.com/2006/VIEW-May-16-Tue-2006/SEast/7336435.html
http://magazine.unlv.edu/Issues/Spring06/32best.html
http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/2006/09/01/law.html
Getting Ready for 2006 Governor's Cup
UNLV Business Plan Places 3rd
UNLV Business Plan Finalist
http://www.cetnv.com/