The 2009 Cardinal Challenge
Business Plan Competition
February 20-21
Louisville, Kentucky

Top 10 reasons to bring a team to
the 2009 Cardinal Challenge

10. $30,000 in awards

9. Expert judges from a multi-state area

8. The average temperature in Louisville in February is 68 degrees.*

7. You’re guaranteed $750 just for participating.

6. Our sponsor is a distillery.

5. Fourth Street LIVE! rocks.

4. Louisville hospitality is legendary.

3. Somebody’s gonna win—might as well be you.

2. First prize includes an automatic bid to Moot Corp.

1. Ask any of the 2008 teams—they’ll tell you.  
*indoors

Overview

     The Cardinal Challenge represents a prestigious, global academic competition with real-world opportunities and consequences. As a regional qualifying event for the international “Super Bowl” of business plan events, Moot Corp. Global Business Plan Competition, the University of Louisville Cardinal Challenge showcases new business concepts developed by MBA students at 12 of the country’s leading university entrepreneurship programs, including UofL.
     The Challenge will bring approximately 80 exceptional MBA students and their coaches/mentors together for Business Plan and Elevator Pitch competitions.
The teams will compete for more than $30,000 in prize money by presenting their concepts to a panel of judges comprised of venture capitalists, angel investors and successful entrepreneurs. The winning Business Plan Presentation team earns an automatic bid to the annual Moot Corp Global Business Plan Competition.
All teams are guaranteed at least $750 for participating in the competition.
     The 2008 Cardinal Challenge illustrates the University of Louisville College of Business’s role as a leader in entrepreneurship education and real-world learning experience, and showcases the Metro Louisville as an expanding, entrepreneur-friendly marketplace. Business concepts, services and technology developed by UofL students have gone on to launch as entrepreneurial ventures in health care, fitness, energy, media, beverage and other industries.
     The official hotel for the Cardinal Challenge is the Hyatt Regency in downtown Louisville. Special rates will be established for participating teams.

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