Winners of 2010 BizStarts Mason Wells Student Business Plan Competition

Winners of the First Annual Mason Wells BizStarts Collegiate Business Plan Competition were announced at the May 26 BizStarts Milwaukee networking event, held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Prize money of $15,000, provided by Mason Wells, was awarded to the following top five business plan contest winners.

1st place, $5,000, submitted by UW-Milwaukee

• Gabriel Wahab, US Combat Sports - an online website where fans of Ultimate Fighting Championship and other combat sports can find fighting dates and locations, stats on players, and other related information.

2nd place, $4,000, submitted by UW-Whitewater

• Tyler Sailsbery Nomoredorms.com - a website for students attending a college or university and seeking off-campus housing.

3rd place, $3,000, submitted by Carthage College

• Trevor Whately, 5tooltee - a new product designed for use by baseball players, that combines varieties and styles of batting tees into a single, easy to use tee.

4th place, $2,000, submitted by UW-Milwaukee

• Hugh Morris, Proximity LLC - a Marketing alert system that uses the technology of smart phones to forward special coupons, messages, or deals to a user whenever they are in the proximity of their favorite stores.

5th place, $1,000, submitted by Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Vince Anewenter, Eco-Disk - A company that specializes in creating putters and drivers for the popular sport disc-golf, made from recycled plastic and resin.

Photograph of the winners, click here.