Posted by Chris White on Feb 7, 2012 in News | Comments Off
DonorCommunity, a key partner of Planned Growth, has taken 1st place this year in the Business Plan Challenge Community Track. DonorCommunity offers small and midsize nonprofits a full host of services — such as donor tracking, online auctions and e-stores, event management, social networking and free Web hosting.
Read more here: Passion, persistence, partnerships mark winners’ year
The Miami Herald’s Business Plan Challenge is for businesses that have existed for less than two years, or only exists on paper, and is co-sponsored by Florida International University’s Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center. This year, they offered three tracks: a Community Track open to anyone in South Florida; an FIU Track open to students and alumni of the university; and a High School Track for grades 9-12.
Panels of expert judges select the three best business plans in each track based on both the quality of the idea and the submitted plan. The online community selects a “People’s Pick” winner in the community and FIU tracks. They also name an overall 2012 Challenge Champion, which can come from any of the three tracks.
Read more here: Passion, persistence, partnerships mark winners’ year
