AMES, IA (05/15/2017)-- The excellence of students' business ideas and proposals was recognized with awards April 27, 2017, at the Entrepreneurship Showcase hosted by the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences.
Madison Davis of Davenport, IA (52807), was recognized with runner-up in the Most Sustainable Business Proposal for her and her team's "Beckham's" business proposal. Davis worked alongside Allison Hockensmith and Kayla Finn to develop their business proposal.
Kayla Finn of Bettendorf, IA (52722), was recognized with runner-up in the Most Sustainable Business Proposal for her and her team's "Beckham's" business proposal. Finn worked alongside Madison Davis and Allison Hockensmith to develop their business proposal. Finn also won second place in the Business Idea Pitch contest with Leah Blankespoor, a senior in event management.
Human sciences students competed in eight categories for a total of $1,575 in cash prizes at the showcase, which aims to develop an entrepreneurial spirit in students. Judges from business, industry, and academia provided feedback to students on their ideas for starting a new business or spruce up an existing one.
This year's event featured 47 business plans, five small business consulting projects, and two event entrepreneurship projects by students in professor Linda Niehm's Entrepreneurship in Human Sciences (AESHM 474-574) class. Nineteen students also participated in a "business idea pitch contest" where they had 90 seconds to present their ideas for a new business to industry professionals.
