- Skidmore’s annual Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition features students pitching real business plans and competing for funding. This year’s final presentations took place Friday, April 9.
- Student entrepreneurs were awarded more than $50,000 in prizes at this year’s Business Plan Competition finals, held online.
- As the Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition celebrates its 10th anniversary, an endowment ensures the transformational mentorship experience continues.
- For Alexander Nassief '16 and Rum Dogs, winning the Freirich Business Plan Competition was due to mentoring by Sara Arnell '82.
- The Saratoga-based startup Windrush, founded by 2013 Skidmore College graduates was selected from thousands of applicants for the highly competitive Barclays Techstars NYC accelerator.
- A shared resource for sustainable food, arts, and learning is how The Green Onion's student founder Claire Lindsay '16, pictured with mentor Christine Juneau '82, P'18, describes her startup that's vying for a best-business-plan prize.
- Growing up in Haiti, Kengthsagn Louis '17 really wanted to study science but never got the opportunity. She is determined that others will not have the same experience.
- Klicka aims to develop a network of "mobile enrichment centers" in rural South African communities.
- More than 250 students and 150 businesses have entered the Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition over the last five years. In the final round of the 2015 competition, 13 teams will vie for prizes in the for-profit, artistic, and social entrepreneurship categories.
- A record $65,000 in prizes will be awarded. Kickoff meetings are set for Thursday and Friday, October 16 and 17.