Case Opportunities
Professional Development Case Competitions
The Ashland University MBA Program encourages students to cultivate professional experience by exercising their public speaking, leadership, and team development skills in local MBA Case Competitions.
Students compete amongst other accredited business programs, demonstrate their business and leadership skills all while expanding networking opportunities and enriching their overall experience in the MBA Program.
The 2020 Cardinal Challenge
Bring your best pitch to this year’s heavy hitting business plan competition as 12 teams of entrepreneurial graduate students gather in Louisville for their chance to win more than $32,000 in cash prizes.
Only the very best teams are chosen to participate in the Cardinal Challenge 2020 playoffs. The teams will present their innovative business concepts to a distinguished panel of judges comprised of experienced entrepreneurs and investors who thrive on providing start-up companies the valuable feedback needed to make their companies successful.
Step up to the plate for your team’s chance to win this major league playoff. The deadline to apply is Monday, January 15, 2020. For questions on the submission process, contact: (502) 852-4161. For more information click here.
USASBE 2020: Conference Special Issues
Entrepreneurial Learning: The Implications of Social Relationships and the Practice of Entrepreneurship
This special issue of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR) looks to explore the social, situated, and contested experiences of entrepreneurs as they navigate a particular experience. To do so, IJEBR seeks papers that identify a clear situated context within which entrepreneurial learning occurs and also how the process and outcomes of learning are potentially shaped by such a context.
To participate in the workshop, you should submit an extended abstract(750 words) to allanmac@liverpool.ac.uk by Sept 30th 2019. The final deadline for papers to be submitted to the special issue is April 30th 2020. For more information on the submission process, contact IEJBR Guest Editor Allan Macpherson at allanmac@liverpool.ac.uk.
To learn more click here.
Interdisciplinary & Experiential Entrepreneurship Education
This special issue of Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy (EE&P) encourages submissions that examine, explore, and advance our understanding and best practices within the growing field of interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education. To learn more click here.
For more information on the submission process, contact EE&P Executive Interim Editor Christoph Winkler at cwinkler@iona.edu.
The 2020 Rice Business Plan Competition Applications are Open!
Mark your calendar and add RBPC@rice.edu to your contacts for news, updates, and reminders. Apply now! The Rice Business Plan Competition takes place on March 26-28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. General event information is on www.rbpc.rice.edu.
- Experience 2.5 days of fast-paced competition with 41 of the nation’s best student startups?
- Pitch to 250+ judges who are investors, business experts, and sector specialists?
- Receive professional feedback, mentoring, and advice to progress your startup?
- Network with stars in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and high-achieving student entrepreneurs?
- Compete for over $1.5 million in prizes, with all teams winning at least one cash prize?
Apply to the RBPC if Your Startup:
- Is student-driven, student-created and/or student-managed.
- Has at least two current student founders or management team members, and at least one of those is a current graduate degree-seeking student.
- Has not raised more than $250,000 in equity capital prior to July 1, 2019.
- Is seeking funding and is a potentially viable investment opportunity.