2016 New York Citywide Business Plan Competition Recap
On January 14th, 2016, 24 Virtual Enterprise firms, representing each of the five boroughs, braced the early morning cold fronts to attend the New York Citywide Business Plan Competition, hosted at the United Federation of Teachers. Each firm had 10 minutes to pitch their company to a panel of diverse judges for a chance to make it to the National Business Plan Competition.
The morning session of the competition was divided into two rounds, which included 10 minute presentations and the Q&A session. Each of the 24 firms presented to a panel of 6 industry professionals, alumni, and VE advisory board members, leading to eight finalist firms for the afternoon round. After an intense round of strong presentations, the top teams of the day were Brooklyn’s Sweet & Savory in first, Avant-garde Furnishings in second, and Concierge Ticket Brokers in third.
Top 3 Teams
| VEI Firm | High School |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn's Sweet & Savory | Fort Hamilton High School |
| Avant-garde Furnishings | Fort Hamilton High School |
| Concierge Ticket Brokerage | New Dorp High School |
Participating Teams
| Firm Name | School |
|---|---|
| Inspire Athletics | Abraham Lincoln HS |
| Infinite Investment Solutions | Academy of Finance & Enterprise |
| ASAP | Academy of Finance & Enterprise |
| Sac-A-Dos | Bronx HS of Business @Taft |
| Brandmark Advertising | Edward R. Murrow HS |
| Velocity International | Forest Hills HS |
| Brooklyn's Sweet 'N Savory Catering | Fort Hamilton HS |
| Avant-garde Furnishings | Fort Hamilton HS |
| MatchWear | Francis Lewis HS |
| ReImagin3D NuApps | Francis Lewis HS |
| ImagiNation Inc. | HS of Arts, Imagination, & Inquiry |
| Lucid Invenstment Financial Enterprise (LIFE) | HS of Econ & Finance |
| FLY | HS of Fashion Industries |
| Novus Solaris Imperium | In-Tech Academy |
| Nyidea T-Squared | Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis HS |
| SNAP | Manhattan Business Academy |
| Concierge Ticket Brokerage | New Dorp HS |
| PolyGlot Translations | New Dorp HS |
| PR Catering | Port Richmond HS |
| NYCycles | Queens Vocational HS |
| Majestique | William Cullen Bryant HS |
Thank You to Our Judges!
VEI would like to thank all the judges who contributed their time, talents, and effort to supporting our local VE student professionals.
Abby Bilanin, Geller & Company
Andrea Pfeil, Goeth-Institute NY
Angelo Scialfa III, Fox Run Group
Annie Herman, Journal-Dow Jones
Arpit Akruwala, VE Alumnus
Beth Grossmen, ACORD
Bonnie Manter, BBM Technologies
Bonnie Messing, Geller & Company
Charlotte Beyer, Principle Quest Foundation
Cindy VandenBosch, Turnstile Tours
Doug Young, Council for Economic Education
Eileen Monreale, American Institute of Marine Underwriters
Frank Chiarello, The Tower Group Companies
Gina Pol, VE Alumna
Jeff Rubin, Hub International
Joann Halpern, Goeth-Institute NY
Joshua Siegel, Georgetown Angels
Junior Manon, NYCDOE
Michael Mahoney, Mahoney Associates
Nan Donelon, Women in Hedge Funds
Norman Chester, Institute of Monagement Accountants
Renee Black, PricewaterhouseCooper
Richard Johnson, Halstead
Roberta Mittman, Center for Well Being
Scott Mitchell, Euro-Pen International
Sean James, former NFL Player, now Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Educator
Susan Hirshmann, Morgan Stanley
Susan Miller, JSM Strategy Advisors
