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business plan competitions

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Spring is the season of ______ (fill in the blank depending on your personal interests or lifestyle…). Around the Palo Alto Software office, we fill in the blank with three words: business plan competitions. For the last several years, employees of Palo Alto Software have been judging business plan competitions. We sponsor many of them, [...]

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University of Oregon’s New Venture Competition starts April 8th up in Portland, Oregon. Over its 18-year history, this International MBA business plan competition has become one of the top 3 competitions throughout the world. A result of its intense academic focus and guaranteed interaction with multiple panels of judges in a professional format, NVC is [...]

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Tim Berry’s new video talks about the basics for a good Elevator Pitch in this month’s video. If you can’t view the video here, then check it out on our YouTube channel along with the rest of our business and marketing focused videos. Palo Alto Software’s YouTube Videos

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The Rice Business Plan Competition is now accepting applications for the 2009 competition, to be held April 16 – 18 in Houston, TX. Only 36 teams will have the opportunity to compete in this prestigious competition, and one lucky team will walk away with more than $675,000 in cash and prizes. All interested teams must [...]

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