Mayo Business Plan Competition

2019 Mayo Business Plan Competition Registration Opens

The 2019 Mayo Business Plan Competition is officially underway. The intent-to-compete registration window is November 2-30, 2018. Full details and the registration form are available here. Be sure to read all information carefully.
MBPC Named Top Competition

The Mayo Business Plan Competition was listed in the top eight best competitions for students to consider entering, by Business News Daily. The full story is available here. Students interested in competing in the 2018-2019 Competition are encouraged to attend an information session on Thursday, September 27, 6:00 P.M. in the Business Building Lounge. Email Nicole Beagin with questions.
Team MARCo Wins 2018 Mayo Business Plan Competition

Congratulations to Jacob Boyle and Ryan Chiu of team MARCo for winning first place in the 2018 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Boyle, a junior mechanical engineering student, and Chiu, an accounting student, won the $30,000 prize money for their work on MARCo Technologies. MARCo Technologies’ mission is to assist individuals suffering from mental illness by introducing a caring and compassionate robotic companion. Our current MARCo prototype aims to address the imbalance between mental health professionals and patients while also providing innovative mental health treatment and therapy through MARCo’s built-in features. These features include facial recognition technology, conversational abilities, a touch screen, heartbeat sensor, and LED responsive eyes. Our Tsunami came in second place, winning $20,000 in prize money, and Sneaker Creatures came in third place, winning $10,000. Congratulations to all of this year's participants!
2018 MBPC Finalists Announced

The final three teams competing in the 2018 Mayo Business Plan Competition have been selected. Come see them present during the live final event on Wednesday, April 4, 5:00 p.m., in the Mayo Concert Hall. This is event is open to the public! "Now in its seventh year, the Mayo Business Plan Competition attracts some truly excellent business plans from TCNJ students from across campus,” said William Keep, Dean, School of Business. “This year's final three teams illustrate the wide range of ideas and the quality of work that have become the hallmark of this competition." MARCo Jacob Boyle, junior. mechanical engineering; Ryan Chiu, junior, accounting MARCo Technologies’ mission is to assist individuals suffering from mental illness by introducing a caring and compassionate robotic companion. Our current MARCo prototype aims to address the imbalance between mental health professionals and patients while also providing innovative mental health treatment and therapy through MARCo’s built-in features. These features include facial recognition technology, conversational abilities, a touch screen, heartbeat sensor, and LED responsive eyes. Our Tsunami Neil Desai, junior, finance; Erika Hausheer, junior, finance; Sung Min Kwon, senior, marketing; Dennis Tuohy, junior, political science/economics We are striving to make a wave of a change in the Ocean Rescue community through improving rescue response times. Unlike police and fire, which are also both city-funded lifesaving forces, lifeguards lack a standard quality uniform. Our Tsunami aims to overcome this issue and deliver sustainable, durable, and affordable board-shorts that withstand rough ocean conditions. Sneaker Creatures Benjamin Cutler, freshman, economics; Jonathan Lugo, freshman, management Sneaker Creatures engage in the buying and selling of sneakers and other athletic apparel. Our goal is to provide a simple marketplace for people to find high quality and affordable merchandise. If you are looking for fashionable sportswear our website, SneakerCreature.com will be the place to go.
2018 MBPC Semi-Finalists Announced!

2018 Mayo Business Plan Competition Semi-Finalists Announced The six semi-finalist teams have been selected to advance to the next round in the Mayo Business Plan Competition. On March 7, the semi-finalists will deliver a presentation before a select panel of judges, and only three teams will advance to the finals on April 4. The finals are open to the public on April 4, 5:00 p.m., in the Mayo Concert Hall. A top prize of $30,000 will be awarded to the winning team with prizes of $20,000 and $10,000 for second and third place teams. Genesis Stephen Boncimino, senior, accounting; Lawrence Maloney, senior, accounting At Genesis, we are striving to redefine the “salon” as we know it and create an environment where everyone and anyone can enjoy beautification and grooming. Through strategic partnerships with local businesses we hope to nurture a community of mutual success and innovation. We hope to be the catalyst that allows our partners to move beyond business, and find newfound growth as part of the Genesis family. HydroBand Lydia Christiano, junior, marketing; Tyler Conde, senior, mechanical engineering; Courtney Dietrich, sophomore, economics; Klaudia Gil, junior, marketing Our team at HydroBand recognized the need to ensure every individual can track their hydration levels with simplicity and elegance to improve overall health, lifestyle, and well-being. HydroBand is an adjustable band that encircles an individual’s water bottle to track the change in weight to determine water intake. MARCo Jacob Boyle, junior. mechanical engineering; Ryan Chiu, junior, accounting MARCo Technologies' mission is to assist individuals suffering from mental illness by introducing a caring and compassionate robotic companion. Our current MARCo prototype aims to address the imbalance between mental health professionals and patients while also providing innovative mental health treatment and therapy through MARCO's built-in features. These features include facial recognition technology, conversational abilities, a touch screen, heartbeat sensor, and LED responsive eyes. Our Tsunami Neil Desai, junior, finance; Erika Hausheer, junior, finance; Sung Min Kwon, senior, marketing; Dennis Tuohy, junior, political science/economics We are striving to make a wave of a change in the Ocean Rescue community through improving rescue response times. Unlike police and fire, which are also both city-funded lifesaving forces, lifeguards lack a standard quality uniform. Our Tsunami aims to overcome this issue and deliver sustainable, durable, and affordable board-shorts that withstand rough ocean conditions. Sneaker Creatures Benjamin Cutler, freshman, economics; Jonathan Lugo, freshman, management Sneaker Creatures engage in the buying and selling of sneakers and other athletic apparel. Our goal is to provide a simple marketplace for people to find high quality and affordable merchandise. If you are looking for fashionable sportswear our website Sneaker Creature.com will be the place to go. Sparrow Oommen Alexander, junior; Gregory Vaks, senior Sparrow is a mobile and web application that generates itineraries matching user preferences such as budget, location, and type of outing with local venues. Users can reserve a movie, dinner, and game of bowling all within one single application. With one click you can book it, save it, or share it with friends and family to get their input. You also have the ability to customize those recommendations by replacing one activity with a more appealing one.
Interview with MBPC Finalist, Elementary Robotics

Interview with chief executive officer, Sarah Sleimen.
2018 Notice to MBPC Teams

This year we made a few important changes in the competition in the areas of confidentiality, prize money disbursement, and the evaluation rubric.
Registration opens for “Intent To Compete.”

As few as one TCNJ student can register an “Intent To Compete.”

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