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Wharton Business Plan Competition in the News
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.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/jobs/10starts.html?_r=2&ref=business 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
On 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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