The Role of Business Plan Competitions in the Processes of Defining and Launching a New Venture Cases of Companies Involved in the ‘StartCup’ Palermo and Developed Inside the ARCA Academic Incubator
The Role of Business Plan Competitions in the Processes of Defining and Launching a New Venture Cases of Companies Involved in the ‘StartCup’ Palermo and Developed Inside the ARCA Academic Incubator

Author(s): Marcantonio Ruisi
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: ASERS Publishing
Keywords: ARCA Academic Incubator; business plan; new venture; business competition
Summary/Abstract: In the last decade there has been a proliferation of business plan and start-up competitions, most of them organized by universities. This chapter reflects on the effectiveness of these competitions, starting from a theoretical framework, and analyzing the experience of some Sicilian entrepreneurs and their business histories. Attention is paid to three companies that made their debut by participating in two editions of the StartCup – a business plan competition sponsored by the University of Palermo - and who were later differently involved in ARCA academic incubator.

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