march 26, 2003

BOISE STATE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF REGIONAL BUSINESS COMPETITION

The second annual Northwest Venture Championship named its winners today after three days of events and competition on the Boise State University campus.

Undergraduate and graduate student teams from nine universities participated, competing to sell their business idea to venture capitalists. The first-place winners go on to compete in the national competition in April in Texas.

The winners and their awards are as follows:

Graduate Track

- First place: PlasiaTEK, University of Manitoba, $10,000 and HP Pocket PC and Inkjet Printer. (Value: $16,200)

- Second place: Wavelength, University of Houston, $2,000 and HP Pocket PC. (Value: $6,000)

- Third Place: Biomedic research, Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara, $1,000 and HP Pocket PC. (Value: $2,500)

Undergraduate Track

- First place: SLC Consulting, University of Arizona, $5,000 and HP Pocket PC and Inkjet Printer. (Value: $12,600)

- Second place: DVD's 24/7, Tec de Monterrey , Guadalajara, $1,000 and HP Pocket PC. (Value: $3,000)

- Third place: Boardway USA, Weber State University, $500 and HP Pocket PC. (Value: $1,500)

This year's participants were:

Graduate Track

Boise State University

ITESM Guadalajara

Northern Arizona University

University of Houston

University of Manitoba

Washington State University

Undergraduate Track

Boise State University

University of Alberta

University of Arizona

University of Idaho

University of Manitoba

Washington State University

Visit www.northwestventurechampionship.org for more information.

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