Today, Friday and next Monday we will be highlighting each of the top ten teams.
BlueCache - Utah State University
"BlueCache is a savings club where you choose where you save! With BlueCache, you select the businesses you want to hear from and they always offer you a discount for free advertising. BlueCache turns a business's advertising budget into savings for you. BlueCache was founded in 2010 and officially entered the Logan, Utah market in September of that year. With the recent expansion into Utah County, there are over 500 businesses that advertise using BlueCache. Our membership has reached well over 5,000 members and is growing every day."
Event Espresso – University of Utah
"Event Espresso is the premier events registration and management plugin for WordPress that allows website owners to turn their website or blog into a fully featured event management website. WordPress developers use Event Espresso as a event registration framework to create customized event registrations for their clients."
Innovative Environmental Design – University of Utah
"Founded in 2010 by University of Utah students Zac Peeler and John Dymon, Innovative Environmental Design Unlimited, or IEDU, is dedicated to the design and manufacture of a digital testing device used to monitor emissions. The existing technology used in the ‑field is severely outdated, which leads to significant inefficiencies. Our technology will have additional functionality allowing our clients a more efficient allocation of resources. IEDU aims at exerting a positive externality on society by holding high waste emission industries accountable for the toxins they emit into the air we breathe."
The winners of the competition will be announced at the Utah Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Tower. A grand prize and awards for best-written business plan, best presentation and best speed pitch will be given. Over $60,000 in prize money will be distributed among these top teams.
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