U N C ’ S P R E M I E R E

E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P C O M P E T I T I O N

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CAROLINA

CHALLENGE?

www.carolinachallenge.org/videos.html

Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

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$50,000 new venture competition for UNC students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

258 CompetitorsIncluding 79 Current MBAs or

BSBAs 142 Judges237 total judge slots

Public Health PhD student Alice Wang with MBA 2nd-year Alan

Lefebvre on Aquagenx holding winning check.

Current Entrepreneurs

400 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

MBA Studen

ts31

GradStudents (non-MBA)

31

Alumni33

Undergrad(non-BSBA)

73

Faculty/Staff15

Undergrad(BSBA)

48

Non-UNCTeammates

26

Sept.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Jan. Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

Idea Hatch(43

participants)

Pitch Party(48

teams)

Elevator PitchRound (68

teams)

Semifinals(32

teams)

Track Finals(16 teams)

FINALS(4

teams)

Info Session

Pitch Prep Session

Elevator Prep

Bus. Plan

Workshop

Semifinals Prep

Departments Represented• Biology• Biomedical Engineering• Biostatistics• Business• Chemistry• Communication Studies• Computer Science• Economics• Environmental Sciences and

Engineering• Exercise and Sport Science • Genetics• Global Studies• Health Policy & Management• History• Information and Library

Science• International Studies• Journalism• Law school• Medicine• Neurology• Nutrition• Pharmacy• Philosophy• Physics and Astronomy• Psychiatry• Psychology• Public Health• Sociology

13 Events

$15,000

Carolina Challenge

Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

140 Competitors on 48 Teams

Including 20 Current MBAS or BSBAs

BSBA Will Clayton Pitches at the 1st Annual Pitch Party to win 2nd

Place.

Alum

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Current En-trepreneurs

Undergrad(BSBA)

24%

Undergrad(non-BSBA)

23%

GradStudents (non-MBA)

30%

MBA Students

19%

Faculty/

Staff4%

One night of super-networking for UNC community: students, faculty, staff and alumni.

64 JudgesIncluding 26 Current Entrepreneurs

200 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pitch Party

Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Mobile Water Quality

Portable Glucose

Gift Search Engine

20 Startups Launching

Waitlist Platform

Wireless Nurse Call

Health Monitoring

B2B Video

Analytics for fitness and health

Craft a better world

Interactive, Fun Healthiness

Pinterest for Teachers

Find Garden Experts

Helping Fashion Entrepreneurs

HeroMe Customized Superheroes

Investing in the Community

S T E N C ILStudents and Teachers Employing

New Criteria in Learning

Odorless Portable Toilets

10 include Kenan-Flagler MBAs

Luxury Footwear

Real and Delicious Food

RAD Kitchen

2011-12 Academic Year

2012 SCHEDULE: FIRST SEMESTER

12 3

4

Today: Info Session (Student Union)

Sep. 18: Info Session (McColl Hall)

Oct. 24: Idea Hatch (McColl Hall)

Nov. 15: Pitch Party (Top of the Hill)

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2013 SCHEDULE: SECOND SEMESTER

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Feb. 3: Application Deadline

Feb. 12: “Perfecting your Pitch + Judge Panel

Feb. 19 & 21: Elevator Pitch Round

Feb. 26: “Writing Your Business Plan”

Mar. 19-20: Semifinals Round

Mar. 27: Track Finals

Apr. 4: Final Four

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TRACKS

Low-Tech / Traditional

High – Tech

Social / Sustainability

Faculty / Staff / Alumni

For-profit ventures driven by traditional

business models

Characterized by innovative

technologies

Concerned with social return on investment

Team composed more than 50% faculty, staff, or alumni

Pitch Round

Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4Team 5Team 6

Taem 7Team 8Team 9

Team 10Team 11Team 12

Team 13Team 14 Team 15Team 16Team 17Team 18

February 19 & 215:30-8:30 p.m.

Room

A

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Team 1 Team 2Team 3 Team 4

Track FinalsMarch 275:30-8:00 p.m.

1st Place: $15,000 2nd Place: $10,0003rd Place: $5,000

Final FourApril 4Location TBD

Team 1Team 3Team 5Team 7

Team 2Team 4Team 6Team 8

Semi-FinalsMarch 19-205:30-8:00 p.m.

Room

A

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1 Track

Winnerper

track

4 Teams

Advanceper

track

Business Plan10 Minute Pitch5 Minute Q&A

Online Submission

6 Minute Pitch3 Minute Q&A

10 Minute Pitch5 Minute Q&A

Business Plan8 Minute Pitch3 Minute Q&A

8 Teams

Advanceper

track

Faculty/StaffAlum Showcase

$5,000

QUESTIONS?

www.carolinachallenge.org

Wilson Orr, CEO

Robert Jones, President

Wilson_Orr@unc.edu

Robert_Jones@unc.edu