Episode 306: The Rice University Business Plan Competition

Episode 306 originally broadcast on April 16, 2011

The BusinessMakers is broadcasting before a live audience at Rice University. Russ and co-host Brad Burke, managing director for the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, introduce the Elevator Pitch segment of the 2011 Rice Business Plan competition. We will hear from PKF’s Greg Price, and Leisa Holland-Nelson sends us another Women Mean Business vignette.

School of Business 04/16/11

Russ and John present the show about the entrepreneurs and the innovators, the only ones in this economy who are hiring, growing and creating wealth. And WE are their show! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from English writer Sydney Smith; This Week in Business History includes inspirational innovators like Paul Revere, General Sam Houston and Astronaut Sally Ride; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—the New York Post shows a different job creation story.

Brad Burke - Rice Alliance

The BusinessMakers is broadcasting before a live audience at Rice University. Russ and co-host Brad Burke, managing director for the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, introduce and review the rules for the Elevator Pitch segment of the 2011 Rice University Business Plan competition. This year’s competition has 42 finalists competing for prizes totaling $1.1 million!