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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship

Creating growth and competition in local businesses

Undergraduate Track Finalists

Red Baron Rocks

1st Place, $10,000
Red Baron Rocks
University of Michigan

Team Members: Matthew Kaczynski, Jared Ailstock
Advisor: Paul Kirsch

Description: Red Baron Rocks provides high quality landscaping rocks and boulders, sourced from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at 15% lower costs to landscaping retailers in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Fresh Cut Florals

2nd Place, $3,000
Fresh Cut Florals, LLC
Syracuse University

Team Members: Meghan Kohl, Erin Wilson, Erica Fand, Shelley Kohan, Lauren Kopach
Advisor: Eric Alderman

Description: Fresh Cut Florals provides elegance that is real, personality that is genuine, and silk flowers that look, and most importantly, smell remarkably like fresh cut. Through the impressive combination of the functionality of an air freshener and the aesthetic beauty of silk flowers, Fresh Cut Florals adds unique design sensibility, superior quality and unparalleled sophistication that make the home a sanctuary.

Ignite

3rd Place, $2,000
Ignite
University of Manitoba

Team Members: Carla De Luca, Lisa Jarema
Advisor: Rob Warren

Description: Ignite is an exciting new gourmet snack food company that plans to bring healthy snacks to the Canadian and US markets. Ignite will stimulate all the senses through its unique gourmet flavors, appealing packaging design, and interactive promotional teams.

Agrobotics

Honorable Mention, $750
Adrenaline Fever
University of British Columbia

Team Members: Cameron Lang, Meghan Mahoney, Randy Liu, Angela Chuang, Imraj Pasricha Advisor: Darren Dahl

Description: Adrenaline Fever specializes in innovating and bringing to market controllers for PC and major video game platforms. The company is currently developing the Pulse-8 dance pad--a laser projected, virtual controller--to enhance the playing experience of dance genre video games.

Undergraduate Track

Better Being Basketball
University of Portland

Team Members: Brant Minor
Advisor: Dr. Robin Anderson and Kacie Caldwell

Description: Better Being Basketball is a character developing basketball camp for 4th through 12th grade boys and girls. 3B combines a traditional basketball camp model with leadership skills, character development and academic support. Through motivational speakers and inspirational lectures, the players benefit both on and off the court.

ECPrep
Duke University

Team Members: Blake Sowerby, Christopher Criollo, Daniel Riley
Advisor: Robert Malkin

Description: ECPrep offers a low-cost method for AIDS detection and monitoring for use in the developing world.

Just Kid-ing, Inc.
University of Houston

Team Members: Noor Alnahhas, Rosario Romero
Advisor: Brian Stephenson

Description: Just Kid-ing, a 10,000 square foot children’s edutainment center (CEdC), combines education and entertainment through processes that are culturally and age appropriate. Targeted for children in the ages between one and eight years, Just Kid-ing cultivates their physical, emotional, cognitive, language and social abilities in a fun learning environment.