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WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION |
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May 14, 2007
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Student-developed business plans for an online Turkish pottery store and a physical therapy practice topped the non- and for-profit categories of the fifth annual Grove City College Business Plan Competition May 4 during the annual Parents’ Weekend.
In the non-profit category, Turkish Pottery Imports, an online store selling Turkish pottery in the U.S. with proceeds reinvested into Kapadokya, Turkey, the town where the pottery is made, won the first-place prize of $2,500. Seniors Kathryn A. Morgan of Liberty Township, Ohio; Emily J. Rossol of Waterville, Ohio; and Matthew P. Swab of Bethel Park, Pa., developed the plan.
The second $1,500 prize went to Kingdom Enterprises, a business facilitating start-ups and strengthening of Christian businesses, ministries or initiatives domestically or internationally. The plan was created by junior Brian C. Campbell of Saxonburg, Pa., and seniors Ruth J. Dykstra of Stratham, N.H., Timothy R. Entwistle of Centerville, Pa., and Carolyn M. Shick of Midland, Mich.
In the for-profit category, the first-place prize of $4,500 went to junior Ben H. Read of Hilton, N.Y., and his plan for Peak Performance Physical Therapy, a premiere pediatric sports therapy practice in Phoenixville, Pa.
The second-place $3,000 prize went to Ever Arts Exhibitions, a visual arts brokerage firm connecting artists and buyers by organizing auctions of original artwork using community dining and lounge venues. Students involved were: junior Nathaniel R. Day of Gilbertsville, Pa., freshman Christopher Kellner of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., sophomore Nathanael E. Mucha of Parma, Ohio, and junior Katya D. Popova of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Plain Games, Inc., a family friendly company that produces electronic game reviews, and New Lifestyles Health Club, a business focused on spiritual and physical health, with an emphasis on long-term health and beauty, tied for third, which was a $2,000 prize. Junior Stephan E. Mack of Eighty Four, Pa., and senior James A. Tench of Natrona Heights, Pa., developed Plain Games and senior Lindsey A. DiGia of New Castle, Pa., developed New Lifestyles.
The six finalists were selected out of a pool of entrants April 20. The Entrepreneurship Program was established six years ago and now has more than 70 students enrolled. Non-profit sponsors are Wesley Spectrum Services, a provider of support for children and families; the Grove City College Entrepreneurship Program; and Clyde and Rita Miller. Pine Instrument Company has sponsored the for-profit category for five years.
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