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A team made up of Wake Forest undergraduate students was one of five finalists in the social entrepreneurship category of the ninth annual Elevator Competition held March 28-29 at the Wachovia Center. WFDD's Jeff Tiberii talks to the students behind WFU Biofuels and social judge Bill Hinman about the competition and just how nerve-wracking having two minutes to make a business plan pitch in an elevator can be.
Undergrad students and Bill Hinman - Company founders and social entrepreneurship judge, WFU Biofuels | 6 minutes
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An entrepreneur can meet a potential investor at any time, and the polish of their pitch can determine what happens next. At the 2008 Elevator Competition, teams of MBA students and undergraduates have two minutes to present their business ideas to venture capitalists in an elevator speeding between floors. The competition included traditional and social entrepreneurship categories.
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Does the involvement of high profile celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey matter to voters? 88.5 WFDD's Cindy DiMattia discusses whether celebrities have any influence over those heading to the polls for the first time with Babcock marketing professor Kenny Herbst, who has been studying the subject.
Kenny Herbst - Marketing Professor, Babcock | 3 minutes
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A group of Babcock students and faculty members have been working hands-on with Nicaraguan entrepreneurs to help them improve their small businesses for more than a year now. 88.5 WFDD's LeShea Agnew discusses the group's most recent trip to Central America with MBA students Megan Glaser and Jayson Johnson, two of the leaders of the ongoing Nicaragua Project.
Megan Glaser and Jayson Johnson - Babcock students, Nicaragua Project | 2 minutes
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Whether it's teaching computer skills to elementary school students, playing blocks with preschoolers with special needs or gathering toys for patients in a children's hospital, Babcock students are working to make their community a better place.
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