Moot Corp Competition - "the Super Bowl of world business plan competition."
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In the early 1980's, two Texas MBA students yearned for a business school activity as challenging and prestigious as "moot court" in law school. They envisioned a competition in which MBAs working in teams would conceive an idea for a new business, develop the idea in a written business plan, and present the plan to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, accountants and lawyers.
In 1984 this vision was fulfilled when the Graduate School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin held its inaugural Moot Corp Competition http://www.mootcorp.org/index.asp . It was the first competition of its kind for MBA students and is still considered the most prestigious in the world. The Moot Corp Competition has been crowned "the Super Bowl of world business plan competition."
With aspiring entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from experienced investors, the Moot Corp Competition simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. MBAs from business schools around the globe come to The University of Texas at Austin each May to present their business plans to panels of investors. From among myriad offerings is selected the best new-venture opportunity. With a 24-year history, the Moot Corp Competition is the oldest operating inter-business school new-venture competition and hosts teams from top-ranked MBA programs around the world.
* The Moot Corp Competition is no longer moot. See the new ventures coming out of the Competition launching every year. http://www.mootcorp.org/companies.asp
Map of Competitions: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT ... 3a26de85ee2
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