{"id":71023,"date":"2016-03-02T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=71023"},"modified":"2022-08-05T11:10:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:10:45","slug":"rosen-college-entrepreneurship-competition-finalists-chosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/rosen-college-entrepreneurship-competition-finalists-chosen\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen College Entrepreneurship Competition Finalists Chosen, Final Round Set for April 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a competitive application process, a panel of judges has selected four finalists for the first Rosen College Entrepreneurship Competition, presented by BlurtBox. The finalists and their proposed business concepts are:<\/p>\n<li>Shane Carman, a junior, wants to open a family-oriented hotel chain that will donate 50 percent of its net profits to not-for-profit youth programs.<\/li>\n<li>Jose Maria Bilbao Cunha Joia, a graduate student, and Tiago Rodrigues want to open a wine bar\/restaurant concept.<\/li>\n<li>Judi Legler, a junior, wants to start a social media marketing and consulting company focused on small businesses and local corporations in the hospitality industry.<\/li>\n<li>John C. Swoboda Jr., a senior, wants to start a photo booth rental company.<\/li>\n<p>Participants are competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes that can assist with startup costs and help make their dreams a reality. Next, the finalists will present their ideas to a panel of judges at the final round on Wednesday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m., which will be held at Rosen College and is open to the public. The winners will be announced that evening.<\/p>\n<p>The competition is sponsored by BlurtBox, a mobile app that helps customers voice their complaints about a business and allows owners and managers to address customers in real time. Its CEO Julien Meyer is a 2014 Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ graduate who studied hospitality and event management at Rosen College while running his own startup company. He partnered with Rosen College on the Entrepreneurship Competition to help budding entrepreneurs take a hospitality business venture to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Rosen College Entrepreneurship Competition and the final round, contact Dr. Jeff Weinland at 407-903-8061 or <a href=\"mailto:Jeffrey.Weinland@ucf.edu\">Jeffrey.Weinland@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a competitive application process, a panel of judges has selected four finalists for the first Rosen College Entrepreneurship Competition, presented by BlurtBox. 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