International Business News Blogs - New Venture Championship http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/new-venture-championship.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/new-venture-championship.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif We did not make it to the finals again. We were told that our track was the most competitive and it was a difficult decision. We felt some comfort in the fact that two of the judges came up to us right after the announcement to give us encouraging words of support. They felt that we have a good chance of success in making this business a reality. They also gave numerous ex... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090411/day-two-results.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3415/20090411/day-two-results.htm Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:21:38 EDT Do you remember the Tom Petty song with the line, "The waiting is the hardest part"? We are dying with curiosity on how well we did in the judges eyes. The judges were very insightful with their questions.We got questioned on our bonus structure, timing, competitive responsive strategies, working capital and much more. We feel good that we answere... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090410/day-two-waiting.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3407/20090410/day-two-waiting.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:40:54 EDT We just finished our opening round presentation. It went well and we got some great questions and feedback from both the judges and observers in the audience. The competition experience continues to be amazing as we have had the opportunity to continue meet more teams and discuss their plans. The ideas that everyone have are exciting and we hope to get to get to watch some presen... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090410/day-two-presentation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3400/20090410/day-two-presentation.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:57:23 EDT As we prepare for our presentation, the real challenge arises as trying to incorporate all the judge’s comments into our 15 min. presentation. The key is to be concise to provide some of the information while building credibility that you have thought through all the details. We know that there is some real competition here that can do that. We are up to the challenge and know t... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090410/day-two-presentation-practice.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3378/20090410/day-two-presentation-practice.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:21:07 EDT Day One Results What a great day! We started off with presenting in the practice round our presentation and our elevator pitch. The key learning was to give more information in charts especially with our financial ratios. We are back to drawing board tonight rewriting a few slides. It is really nothing new as every competition is a learning experience. Next was the tr... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090410/nvc-dayresults.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3377/20090410/nvc-dayresults.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:16:06 EDT Day One of NVCWe got into Portland late last night with our sights on winning the NVC Competition. This is our 3rd completion and we keep on getting better with each one. The feedback we get from the judges is invaluable in refining our plan. We have heard great things about this competition and have been impressed so far. This is the first conference to send out press rele... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090409/univ-of-arkansas-day-one-intro.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/3375/20090409/univ-of-arkansas-day-one-intro.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:10:05 EDT