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How to Win a Business Plan Competition
New York Times online, June 10, 2009

The Wharton Business Plan Competition is featured in the New York Times online today. Wharton is the first competition mentioned and Michelson grand prize winner NIR Diagnostics is recognized prominently in the article.

Business Plan Competition Winner Has Strong Health Care Pull
ADVANCE Perspective, May 11, 2009

The Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals detailed.

NIR Diagnostics Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition
Daily Pennsylvanian, May 4, 2009

Winners of the 2009 Wharton Business Plan Competition discussed.

WBPC Winners
Philadelphia Business Journal, May 1, 2009

WBPC Michelson Grand Prize winners, NIR Diagnostics, interviewed.

NIR Diagnostics wins Wharton Business Plan Competition
Technically Philly, April 30, 2009

Local tech blog features the BPC Venture Finals.

To the winner a chance of stardom
Financial Times, June 30, 2008

Another feature of Team Solixia, winner of the 2007-2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition.

MBAs Market New Cancer Treatment
Penn Current, May 22, 2008

Features Team Solixia, winner of the 2007-2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition.

It's Biotech's Year: 'Eight Great' Business Plans to Help People Live Longer and Better
Knowledge@Wharton, May 14, 2008

A comprehensive round up of activity from the 2007-2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals.

Fighting Cancer - with a $20,000 Plan
Daily Pennsylvanian, May 2, 2008

An account of the April 30, 2008 Venture Finals.

Tales from the Trenches
Wharton Alumni Magazine, Spring 2008

Catching up with past Wharton Business Plan Competition winners. Where are they now?

A Bra-Wallet vs. A Prosthetic Sock - Which idea will fly?
Wall Street Journal, February 29, 2008

YouTube video of BPC semi-finalists featured on the Wall Street Journal's Independent Street site.

For Your Pet, Insurance All Its Own
New York Times, February 10, 2008

A look at pet insurance growth prospects includes 2004 BPC winner, and Wharton Alum Chris Ashton, co-founder of PetPlan.

The Next Big Idea
CNNMoney, April 25, 2007

A new treatment for lower back pain took home the grand prize at the Wharton School's annual business plan competition.

Scanner Spots Deadly Blood Clots
BBC News, April 17, 2007

Article details the successful medical testing in India of Infrascanner device. Infrascan was the winner of the 2004 WBPC.

Beyond Grades: Business Students Put Their Start-Up Ideas to the Test
New York Times, April 12, 2007

In a story on business plan competition runners ups, the New York Times leads with Wharton participants, buySAFE and includes a interview with Steve Woda (WG02), a 2002 finalists in the WBPC.

Getting Insurance For Pets
Philadephia Inquirer, November 13, 2006

This article features Fetch, the pet insurance provider founded by Chris and Natasha Ashton from the grand prize winning plan in the 2003 Wharton Business Plan Competition.

MuscleMorph Wins Fortune Small Business Student Showdown
October 27, 2006

It was announced that the 2006 Grand Prize Winning team - MuscleMorph - took home first place in the Fortune Small Business Plan Competition.

Judgment Day at Wharton
Business Week online, June 28, 2005

The story, available online to subscribers, offers an exclusive inside look at the Wharton BPC Venture Finals deliberations.

NASDAQ Opening Bell Ringers: Wharton BPC Grand Prize Winners, FibrinX
June 27, 2005

This event was covered by Bloomberg, Bloomberg Brazil, CNBC, Fox News, KTVU, CNBC India, NDTV (New Delhi India), and Report on Business (Canada).

Big Plans On Campus
BusinessWeek, November 1st, 2004 issue

The story focuses on companies that were launched with the support of business plan competitions. The Wharton Business Plan Competition is featured including a profile of Steve Woda and his firm, BuySafe (fna BondMyAuction) which was a 2002 finalist.

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