Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
5th Annual Rohrer Business Plan Competition Winners
The William G. Rohrer Business Plan Competition is excited to announce our winners for this year from our live event on Saturday, April 2, 2011.
1st Place: ($5,000)
- Haiti Biofuels, by Vladimir De Delva, Chemical Engineering Major of Pétion-Ville, Haiti. Haiti Biofuels will produce biodiesel in Haiti from non-edible vegetable oil obtained from Jatropha Curcas seeds. Over 600 jobs will be created in the rural area of Morne à Cabris, Haiti. Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to petroleum based diesel, which will be sold for $0.50/gallon cheaper than petroleum based diesel.
2nd Place ($2,500)
- Sammons Motorsports, by Davey Sammons, Business Entrepreneurship Major of Bordentown, NJ. A service oriented business in New Jersey rebuilding racing shocks for Pro-Formance Shocks customers. The ability to rebuild Pro-Formance Racing Shocks quickly and with a personal experience for their customers in the tri-state area will be an advantage
3rd Place ($1,000)
- txt2Text, by George Toso, Entrepreneurship Major of Millville, NJ. txt2Text is a business starting up in the technology field providing users with a new way to replace their keyboard and mouse.
Honorable Mention ($500)
- Macroscape Development, by Clifford Kaelin, Electrical and Computer Engineering Major of Malaga, NJ, Alycia Link, Electrical and Computer Engineering Major of West Deptford, NJ, Steven Beaudoin, Electrical and Computer Engineering Major of Frederick, MD, Christopher Moreno, Electrical and Computer Engineering Major of Carteret, NJ. The main function of this business would be to develop 3D representations of cities overlaid with numerous data sets as specified by the customer.
- Promise Gardens, by Hollie Butler, Accounting & Entrepreneurship Major of Williamstown, NJ. Description. A family-oriented visitor attraction in the Pocono Mountains that offers aesthetically appealing fruit and vegetable gardens and interactive, educational activities for all ages.
Judging Panel for Business Plan Competition
Joan Carter,UM Holdings, Ltd.
Linda Rohrer, President, Rohrer & Sayers Realty
Diane Welburn, Vice Chair, Welburn Management Consulting Company
Contact Info:
Stephen M. Kozachyn
Director of Outreach, Rohrer College of Business
Rowan University
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
kozachyn@rowan.edu
(856) 256-4126
