The University of Adelaide's echallenge 2009

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The Entrepreneurs' Challenge is a business plan competition targeted at university students, general and professional staff (from any discipline). This competition is also open to students/staff from other universities, TAFE and the broader community.

The echallenge is open to teams of two to six people to develop a business plan for a new, previously unfunded concept.

The competition aims to foster the successful development of new ideas into investment-ready, early-stage companies. The echallenge stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship and creates genuine commercial prospects for the benefit of South Australia.

The competition also educates entrants about the process of getting a viable business idea off the ground. And with thousands in prizes, it is certainly more than an exercise in writing a good business plan!

Benefits of taking the challenge

Benefits of taking the echallenge include the opportunity to:

• Win up to $50,000 in cash and prizes

• Attend business and entrepreneurial workshops, receive team mentoring from an industry professional and then judged by high profile business professionals

• Network with high profile people from companies such as:
  
  • KMT Partners
    
  • ARI
  • Piper Alderman
    
  • DFEEST
    
  • Innovate SA
  • Coorporate Express
    
  • Vroom and Assocaites
    
  • AusIndustry
    
  • Madderns
    
  • Palmerston Projects
  • Haighs
    
  • DTED
    
  • Playford Capital
    
  • Coopers
    
  • m.net
  • Advertiser
  • 5AA
  • Canon
    

Just taking part will give you access to experts and entrepreneurs who will help you develop your ideas. Past competitors have gone on to run highly successful businesses.