A group of State Students are in the Wake Forest Elevator Competition, where you pitch a business plan to investor type judges while riding an elevator for two minutes in the Wake Forest Wachovia Tower. If they win they get some good money to help jump start their business.

Here's the bio for the state group, named Legacy Event Planners, you vote on the right side of the page.
http://www.elevatorcompetitionlive.com/legacy-event-planners/

Thanks for the help (it's for a friend), they're up against multiple teams from Duke and UNC as well.

3/27/2010 10:53:26 AM

I voted, but where is the part that convinces an investor that he'll get a ROI? Sounds more like a non-profit to me. *shrugs*

Quote :

"Business Plan Legacy Event Planners mission is to unite students, families and professionals, simultaneously empowering these groups to become positive change makers in their communities through organizing community and charity events. The organization's goal is to break down the "College on the Hill" stereotype, to illustrate that when communities work together to help local causes and to educate one another, they can better mobilize resources to address issues of development, environmentalism, and charitable fundraising. Through developing these events students gain invaluable service learning experience, communities strengthen their ties with Universities, which can better serve them, and professionals greatly increase their involvement in both the educational community and the community at large. "

3/27/2010 11:04:05 AM

thanks for voting.

there are two catgories....profit and social entrepreneurship

i haven't asked, but i'm assuming they are social

3/27/2010 11:07:27 AM