Business plan competition announced
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Entrepreneurship in association with the Business Press is launching a business plan competition that will be open to entrepreneurs of any experience level. 
Applicants will be eligible for a host of prizes, including help launching their new company. Unlike other business competitions, it is not limited to any specific industry and is open to any resident of Clark, Nye or Lincoln counties age 18 or older.
“We want to find business ideas that will make the biggest economic impact in the community, to stimulate new industries and create new jobs,” said Steven Phelan, director of the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship. 
Proposals must call for the business to be incorporated in Nevada and must present either a new idea or an early stage company. Eligible entries must be original and the proposed business must not have generated any sales before the competition, with the exclusion of a test-marketing project.
Business proposals should not be engaged primarily in retail sales, real estate or the provision of health care or other professional services.
The winners and finalists will walk away with upward of $50,000 in cash and prizes. Read more.
