Bryant team wins prestigious business plan competition, takes home $30,000 in prize money
A group of Bryant sophomores defeated MBA candidates from Babson College to win the Ideas Into Action Business Plan Competition.
Proving they are wise beyond their years, a group of Bryant students captured first place in the prestigious Ideas Into Action Business Plan Competition sponsored by Babson College on Friday afternoon
The team of sophomores defeated two groups made up of MBA candidates from Babson to capture top honors and take home the grand prize of $30,000 in seed money to help launch their business.
Morgan Morris 12 (Sandwich, MA) presented a business plan for PURO, a portable and customizable individual water filtration system. In addition to Morris the team includes Emily Charpentier 12 (Walpole, MA), Paul Dornfeld 12 (Newton, MA), Kayla Manzi 12 (Agawam, MA), Lauren Sheridan 12 (Bethpage, NY), and Jenna Zinno 12 (Johnston, RI).
They first developed the idea for the Business 101 class they took last year as first year students with Management Lecturer Dave Greenan.
The team of sophomores defeated two groups made up of MBA candidates from Babson to capture top honors and take home the grand prize of $30,000 in seed money to help launch their business.
Morgan Morris 12 (Sandwich, MA) presented a business plan for PURO, a portable and customizable individual water filtration system. In addition to Morris the team includes Emily Charpentier 12 (Walpole, MA), Paul Dornfeld 12 (Newton, MA), Kayla Manzi 12 (Agawam, MA), Lauren Sheridan 12 (Bethpage, NY), and Jenna Zinno 12 (Johnston, RI).
They first developed the idea for the Business 101 class they took last year as first year students with Management Lecturer Dave Greenan.
