1. Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education
PASSHE First Annual
Student Business Plan Competition
University Economic Development Association
Awards of Excellence 2012
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2. Greetings From Dr. John Cavanaugh, Chancellor
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Dr. John Cavanaugh,
Chancellor
Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education

3. Greetings From Dr. John Cavanaugh, Chancellor
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4. THE CHALLENGE
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
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• Fourteen Universities
• 46,000 Square Miles
• 120,000 Students
• Limitless Possibilities

5. TECHNOLOGY
Kauffman Foundation iSTART Portal
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6. INFRASTRUCTURE
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
​ Fourteen Entrepreneurial
Leadership Centers
Mission: To develop an
entrepreneurial culture within
PASSHE universities that encourages
students to create companies and
jobs across the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.

7. COLLABORATION
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
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WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALL MEETINGS
• Office of the Chancellor
• Five Small Business Development
Centers (SBDC)
• System’s Foundation
• Mentors: faculty, staff, business

8. COLLABORATION
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
On-Line Business Plan Training Sessions
Rob Weber - Wharton Business School
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• IDEA Opportunity
• BUSINESS Opportunity
• INVESTMENT Opportunity

9. RESOURCES
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
Technology Transfer Support
Office of the Chancellor
Entrepreneurial Curriculum
Assessment – ELC Directors

10. STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
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JUDGES
• Pennsylvania Angel Network
• Ben Franklin Technology Partners
• Pennsylvania State Employees
Credit Union (PSECU)
• Apparel, Inc.
• Osage Venture Partners

11. INCENTIVES
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
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AWARDS
• $10,000 First Place
• $5,000 Second Place
• $2,500 Third Place

12. PARTICIPATION
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
​ STUDENT PARTICIPATION
• 236 students submitted business ideas
• 48 students selected as semi-finalists
• 25 finalists selected
• 3 winners
TOP TEN MAJORS
Business, Marketing, Communications, Educati
on, Computer
Science, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Accounting
, Sports Management, Social Work

13. SPONSORS
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
​ SPONSORS
• Pennsylvania State Employees
Credit Union
• Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development
• JP Morgan
• Pennsylvania Angel Network
PUBLIC & PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

14. SPONSORS
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
Pennsylvania State Employees Credit
Union (PSECU)
• One of the largest credit unions in
PA serving more than 380,000
members
• Platinum Sponsor
• Competition Judge
• Business Plan Training Sessions
• Gregory Smith, PSECU
President, Guest Speaker

15. SPONSORS
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition

16. AWARD CEREMONY
PASSHE ADVOCACY DAYS
ADVOCACY DAYS – Two day event for
University-Legislator meetings
April 2-3, 2012
Participants - Board of
Governors, Presidents, Students, Alumni and
Legislators
PASSHE
Student
Business Plan
Competition
Award
Ceremony

17. PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
• Replicability - technology, infrastructure
- “COORDINATION”
• Scalability - large, small, rural, urban
• Sustainability – System Foundation

18. X-FACTOR
PASSHE STUDENTS
First Place - Jonathan Weber
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Second Place - Chaz Sztroin
Championship Fighting Series
Third Place - Michael Grimm and
James Rodriguez
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19. IMPACT
Student Business Plan Competition
• Academic experience
• Entrepreneur
• Employer
• Networking Opportunities

20. SECOND PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition
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2012-2013
PASSHE Student Business
Plan Competition
www.passhebiz.org
QUESTIONS
Thank You!