2021 Competition Winners
VoyceMe: Dylan Telano '23
First Place: VoyceMe, $20,000 prize
Student: Dylan Telano ‘23
Peer mentors: Colin Mahoney ‘21 and Meera Ratte ‘21
Alumni Mentor: Gregory Rutchik ‘87
Second Place: Uman4Uman, $10,000 prize
Student: Haja Bah ‘21
Peer Mentor: Emma Addington-White ‘21
Alumni Mentor: Angela Sparks-Beddoe ‘86
Third Place: HidroVerde, $5,000 prize
Student: Arlene Silva ‘21
Peer Mentors: Emma Addington-White ’21 and Colin Mahoney ‘21
Alumni Mentor: Brianna Barros ‘16
Fourth Place: Cara Cara Custards, $2,500 prize
Student: Madison Colantonio
Peer Mentor: Emma Addington-White ‘21
Alumni Mentor: Ashley Richardson-George ‘08
VISIT THE 2021 FREIRICH BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Media News
- April 14, 2021
Skidmore College news: Dylan Telano ’23 wins 11th annual Freirich competition for VoyceMe - April 6, 2021
Skidmore College news: Eight entrepreneurs jump into Skidmore’s “Shark Tank”
2021 Competition Recap
Special thanks to the following generous donors who underwrote the 2021 prizes:
- Ken Freirich ’90
- Rich Wartel ’91
- Dan Allen ’90
- Nancy Wekselbaum ’73
- Gregg Smith ’92
- Andrew Eifler ’07
2021 Business Overview
BARE Read More
Dior Fall '22
BARE provides fast-drying and Halal-certified nail polish to consumers.
CaraCara Custards Read More
Maddy Colantonio '21
CaraCara Custards is a small batch, gourmet frozen custard company. Each pint is infused with spices and herbs with origins from around the world, sourced locally from farms and bakeries in the Hudson Valley.
FAME Read More
Hana Sadoff '22, Cecily Szady '22
FAME — Financial Aid Made Easy — is a simple step-by-step solution for filling out the complicated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the No. 1 form for securing college loans.
Hidro Verde Read More
Arlene Silva
Hidro Verde is a for-profit, Cabo Verdean-based company dedicated to implementing innovative and sustainable agricultural solutions to the drought-related challenges long faced by the archipelago of Cabo Verde. The company specializes in a hydroponic technique involving the production of pasture for cattle and other agricultural products without the use of soils, in which the seeds and the roots of plants receive a balanced solution of water and nutrients.
NOVIE Read More
Novilhelha Moleni '22
NOVIÉ is a beauty brand that focuses on utilizing African herbs and organic oils to make its products while empowering African women.
SeSa Solutions: Be Tech Read More
Mamadou Saliou Sarr '22
SeSa Solutions: Be Tech aims to provide individual and institutional farmers in the Senegalese animal husbandry industry with cloud-based tools to improve logistical efficiency. We aim to address the issue of livestock theft, which costs the Senegalese economy north of 2B CFA ($4 million USD) annually.
Uman 4 Uman Read More
Haja Bah '21
Uman4Uman is a social enterprise that focuses on strategically addressing the issue of period poverty and education among young girls and women in Sierra Leone by providing them with reusable, sustainable, healthy and affordable sanitary pads.
VoyceMe Read More
Dylan Telano '23
VoyceMe is the first and fastest-growing interactive reading and writing platform. We make it easy for authors of all levels to post their stories and engage with their audience while helping readers find and interact with every story.