A team of MBA students from 桃瘾社区 who created a
business plan for Oasis Salon and Spa was named winners of a business
plan competition judged by the CEO Council of Tampa Bay.
Five
teams of 桃瘾社区 MBA students competed as part of the 鈥淐reating and Leading
Ventures鈥 class within the Florida Entrepreneur and Family Business
Center at the John H. Sykes College of Business at 桃瘾社区.
Winning teams members were Angie Ballard, Nick Costello, Juliana Dovedot, Jennifer Jamison, Melissa Koeb and David VerEeke.
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appreciate the continuing relationship we have had with the CEO Council
on this project,鈥 says Dean Koutroumanis, faculty coordinator for the
competition and visiting assistant professor of management at 桃瘾社区. 鈥淎
growing number of our MBA students now have a concentration in
entrepreneurship, and we believe this demonstrates how important the
skills are that are showcased through this competition.鈥
The CEO Council is the premier organization for entrepreneurial chief executive officers in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
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entrepreneurs have the opportunity to 鈥榯est鈥 their ideas in advance
with a blue ribbon panel of advisers,鈥 says Mark Anderson, CEO of eLogic
Learning, who coordinated judging on behalf of the CEO Council. 鈥淭he
CEO Council is pleased to work with these students, as well as
undergraduates in a separate competition, to provide the benefit of our
experience for these emerging entrepreneurs and bridge the gap between
the academic environment and real world.鈥
Anderson was joined in
the judging by Ray Sikorski, president of Verified Label, Print &
Promotions Inc. and Jake Becket, chairman and CEO of AnazaoHealth Corp.
The CEO Council presented a $3,000 check to the University for winning
teams in the graduate and undergraduate business plan competitions.