- As a student 11 years ago, Andrew Eifler '07 found an extraordinary mentor in Ken Freirich '90. Now Eifler is a mentor in the Freirich Business Plan Competition.
- More than $60,000 in cash prizes and business services will be awarded in the final round of the Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition, taking place Friday, April 10, in Filene Recital Hall.
- A record $65,000 in prizes will be awarded. Kickoff meetings are set for Thursday and Friday, October 16 and 17.
- Sharing a passion for storytelling and a board game they aim to deploy on multiple platforms, three seniors won the $20,000 top prize in the competition's fourth year.
- Judges awarded the $20,000 first prize in the Third Annual Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition to Samuel Schultz, a senior majoring in Asian studies and international affairs. Next stop: China.
- Six finalists, competing singly and in teams of two, will compete Friday for a $10,000 first prize in the 2012 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition. A $5,000 second prize and $2,500 third prize also will be awarded.
- The Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition will culminate Thursday, April 14 in the awarding of a first-place cash prize of $5000 and $8500 in legal, accounting, and marketing assistance. Thirteen teams will make first-round presentations Friday, April 1 in the Payne Room at the Tang.