The 2004 Winners

The real winners were all 54 teams that entered, and certainly all sixteen of the finalists. However, we are proud to announce the following awards from the final rounds of the Syracuse Business Plan Competition this past Friday and Saturday.

The winners were

First Prize ($25,000): One Click Video Matthew Dacey (Finance) Matthew Duffley	Second Prize ($10,000) : RateMyClass.com Adam Peruta (New Media)Aprelle Watkins (New Media) Dave Camporelli (New Media)
Third Prize ($5,000) : CapturCam Brian NelsonJeremy CalandrinoMagdalena ChwalebaRichard Reginelli Kimberly Salley

The 2003 winners ...

First Place ($25000 and consulting assitance from Ernst and Young and from Bond, Schoeneck, and King PLLC): Tanglewood Gardens (Don Stanton)

Second Place ($10000 and consulting assitance from Ernst and Young and from Bond, Shoenick and King): Scapewiz.Com (Jamie Keefer, Brian Robey, Toniel Speidel and Bill Gabrielli)

Third Place ($5000): Science Academy Schools (Bulent Cetinkaya, Metin Oguzmert, and Huseyin Polat)

Creative Excellence Award :TVReruns.Com (Liz Rippetoe, Leslie Coe, and Corey Marsh)

Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award (tie): Cookie Creations (Sandra Palestine & Maria Costanzo) & WLW (Wendy Wright and Tony Koschmann)

Dreamer and Doer Award Defense Shield: Collins White and Theresa Brigandi

The winners represented five different schools at Syracuse and included one non-profit enterprise. We know you share our pride in all of these students. A big thanks also for the great faculty support we received, and especially from Sandra Hurd, Dave Wilemon, Clint Tankersley, Rhett Weiss, George Burman, Peter Koveos, Randy Elder, and Bill Walsh.

And the Spring 2002 winners ...

On April 29, the final Presentation round was held, and the prizes were awarded as follows:

First Place ($25,000): Hermes
Second Place ($15,000): Trident Productions

All other finalist team members received gift certificates for the retail store Best Buy.

Congratulations to the winning teams, and to all finalists, for their hard work in preparing for and participating in the Competition final round! The judges enjoyed their visit to Syracuse, and found the presentations and discussion stimulating and interesting.