On April 11, TowsonGlobal, the business incubator at Towson University, will bring finalists for its Business Plan Competition before a panel of six judges, four of whom are Towson University alumni. The competition winner will receive a free three-month residency at TowsonGlobal as well as a cash prize. The judges' panel includes executives from branding and communications agency Planit, Paypal and eBay subsidiary Bill Me Later, IT developer G.1440, investment firm Evergreen Advisors, and M&T Bank.
By focusing on early-stage local innovation companies and involving successful area entrepreneurial innovators and Towson University alumni, TowsonGlobal Director Clay Hickson says the competition will serve "to strengthen long-lasting entrepreneurial spirit and support innovation across the Greater Baltimore Region that ultimately create a more vibrant economy. The judges panel for this first competition embodies that vision by providing today's innovators with real and useful input from successful entrepreneurs and other business people."
The TowsonGlobal Business Plan Competition's six finalists are:
Women's apparel company Hem of HIS Garment, security service provider Knight Protection, Inc., web learning management system Mocha, infertility treatment online assistance platform My Hopeful Journey, mobile phone technology developer PubRaiders.com, and Facebook game developer Pure Bang Games.
Writer: Sam Hopkins
Source: Clay Hickson, Director, TowsonGlobal