Students will
present business plans to a panel of expert judges in the Classroom Building,
room 204-W on the SD Mines campus. The media and public are invited.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Dec. 1, 2017) – The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host finalist presentations and awards for the fourth annual Competitive Entrepreneurial Opportunity (CEO) Student Business Plan Competition starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2.
This year 10 teams of students from South Dakota Mines, Black Hills State University and local high schools will vie for $8,500 in prize money as they pitch the business and financial plans they have been working on since August. They have been mentored by the university’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and local business leaders to prepare for this “Shark Tank” inspired competition.
Students will present business plans to a panel of expert judges in the Classroom Building, room 204-W on the SD Mines campus. The media and public are invited.
Since the launch of SD Mines CEO Competition three years ago, CEO competitors have won first place at the
Governor’s Giant Vision Awards Competition in Sioux Falls each year.
“This event promotes the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit fostered by SD Mines. These ideas and inventions can be the start-up businesses of tomorrow that will create jobs and support economic growth in South Dakota. We are proud of these students,” says SD Mines Interim President Jan Puszynski.
The sponsors for this event are:
Black Hills Business Development Center
Big D
West River Electric
Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Regional Health
Sioux Steel Co
Darren Haar
Golden West Technologies
SD Mines Office of the President
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