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the 2010 Entrepreneurship Conference and
Student Business Plan Competition
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2010 Business Plan Competition Winners
 | First Place $10,000 - Housing Innovations is a start-up real estate investment firm that is being formed to meet the growing need for affordable housing in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Southern University at New Orleans | |
 | Second Place $6,000 - The Bison Surplus specializes in grocery delivery by providing a convenient affordable delivery service to residents in "housing centers" such as condominiums, apartment complexes, and college dormitories. Howard University | |
 | Third Place $4,000 - Fight for Light is a non-profit organization, working to promote and deploy LED lighting as a solution to the ecological downsides of incandescent and compact fluorescent lighting. Morehouse College |
2010 Business Plan Competition Finalists
| | EthosU is a high school student-athlete recruitment portal where athletes can store their statistics and sports information for colleges and coaches to review for recruitment purposes. MorehouseCollege | |
| | Housing Innovations is a start-up real estate investment firm that is being formed to meet the growing need for affordable housing in the New Orleans area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Southern University at New Orleans | |
| | Fight for Light is a non-profit organization, working to promote and deploy LED lighting as a solution to the ecological downsides of incandescent and compact fluorescent lighting. Morehouse College | |
 | Instar Medical Technology is a medical technology firm with an emphasis on Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management software (PM). Clark Atlanta University | |
 | Living in Fashioned Energy (L.I.F.E.) is a consulting firm that focuses on improving the overall efficiency of a business by identifying sustainable solutions through the use of environmentally friendly business strategies. University of Virginia | |
| | The Bison Surplus specializes in grocery delivery by providing a convenient affordable delivery service to residents in "housing centers" such as condominiums, apartment complexes, and college dormitories. Howard University |
The Judges
Selected to evaluate the business plan submissions of all the participants to determine the six finalists:
John Curtis, JC Marketing, Inc
Donna Ennis, Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center
Deborah Griffin, State Farm Insurance
John Handy Ph.D., Morehouse College
Michael Jones, IKON Solutions
Eric Lyons, NBMBAA
Monica Peete, NBMBAA
Michael Rhodes '95, Atlanta Urban League
JaKathryn Ross, Georgia-Pacific LLC
Said Sewell Ph.D. '92, Fort Valley State
Roger Williams Ph.D., Morehouse College
Selected to evaluate the finalists:
Audrey D. Hines , President, Dillard Hines and Associates
CaSondra "Cas" Sigler, Writer and Producer, Nina Holiday Entertainment
Doug Speight, Manager Strategic Partnerships and Outreach, ONRL
Dr. Farrah Gray, Founder, Farrah Gray Foundation
Kent Matlock '82, Chairman and CEO, Matlock Advertising and Public Relations
LaDoris "Dot" Harris, Global Marketing Executive, GE Energy
Sharon Dougherty - Program Manager, Lockheed Martin
William Swift, Managing Partner, Airport Retail Management
Yolanda White - Assistant VP of African American Marketing, Coca-Cola North America
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ICE AWARDS LUNCHEON CEREMONY