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"My business has already benefited from working with Appalachian students in the Entrepreneurship Practicum course. We're using the creative and insightful marketing ideas and plans created during the course to help launch IJustWantToSleep to the next level.'"

Janet Bennett
President
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Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Deadline for nominations for this award is February 23rd, 2009

The Appalachian State University Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award will be awarded during the 2009 spring semester to an Appalachian State undergraduate student who has exhibited exceptionally meritorious entrepreneurial achievement. Students who have started businesses, exceptional on-campus programming, new clubs and organizations, as well as community service projects are all encouraged to be nominated. The award will be presented to the winning student at the annual Young Entrepreneurs Symposium on April 1st, 2009. Appalachian State’s Center for Entrepreneurship is responsible for the management and oversight of this award competition.

The Award
A $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to the winner(s).

Eligibility
Nominees may be any full-time undergraduate students enrolled at Appalachian State University graduating no sooner than December, 2009. Individual students or teams of students may be nominated. In the event that the winner is a team of students, the scholarship will be divided equally among team members. Businesses must be at least 50% owned by students.

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entrepreneur@appstate.edu
828-262-6196