{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"University of the Cumberlands hosts Entrepreneurship Competition &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aLtbIl2EYp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/university-of-the-cumberlands-hosts-entrepreneurship-competition\/\">University of the Cumberlands hosts Entrepreneurship Competition<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/university-of-the-cumberlands-hosts-entrepreneurship-competition\/embed\/#?secret=aLtbIl2EYp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;University of the Cumberlands hosts Entrepreneurship Competition&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"aLtbIl2EYp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Students formed into teams to develop business plans and associated pitches to present during the competition. As part of the preparation process, students worked to identify business needs in various markets throughout the world, developed a business idea to meet those needs and formulated a robust and sound business plan to present to competition judges. The competition was jointly sponsored by the University of the Cumberlands Hutton School of Business and the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Kentucky as a \u201cMini-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.\u201d Dr. Warren Nash, Executive Director of the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, traveled to campus several times throughout the semester to work with students and competition faculty sponsors in developing, planning, and promoting the competition. The winners of this year\u2019s competition were Matthew Castner, (senior; Cocoa Beach, FL) and Caleb Dixon (senior; Pine Knot, KY) with a business plan for \u201cPeak\u2019s Pools,\u201d a pool-service company they plan to locate in Central Florida. The second-place winner of the competition was Renato Skoko (senior; Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia) with a business plan for \u201cSummer Soccer Camp.\u201d The third-place winners of the competition were Jennifer Stein (junior; Louisville, KY), Jared Kilgore (junior; Berea, KY) and Hampton Clark (senior; Athens, GA) with a business plan for \u201cThe Lane,\u201d a bowling alley and restaurant. Several campus and community business leaders graciously agreed to volunteer their time and serve as judges for this year\u2019s competition. The judges were Dr. Chris Leskiw, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Cumberlands; Dr. Anita Bowman, professor of Health, Exercise, and Sport Science at Cumberlands; Mr. Michael Sharpe, Regional President at Forcht Bank; and Mr. Noah White, London, Kentucky City Councilman, owner of The Video Guy, and realtor with Sallie Davidson Realtors in London, Kentucky. \u201cWe are extremely proud of the work of our students through this year\u2019s HSB Entrepreneurship Competition and Mini-Boot Camp,\u201d Dr. Jake Brock, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Faculty Coordinator of this year\u2019s competition. \u201cTheir stellar efforts in developing prospective business plans and promoting those plans through their pitches to the competition judges highlight their incredible talents, business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit and capacity for professional leadership. We are exceedingly thankful for Dr. Nash and the partnership of the Von Allmen Center, as well as the investment of time and energy by our competition judges.\u201d"}