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Clemson's Spiro Institute sponsors entrepreneurial awards competition

Submitted by: John Warner on Feb 05, 2008 at 4:24 pm Tagged with: awards, Entrepreneurial, Events Source: Clemson

CONTACT: Kim Dawson, (864) 656-0740
dawson@clemson.edu

WRITER: Teresa C. Hopkins, (864) 656-1222
hopkin1@clemson.edu

CLEMSON – College students who operate businesses while attending school have the opportunity to compete for $3,000 in prizes in the ninth annual South Carolina Collegiate Entrepreneurship Award competition sponsored by the Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson University.

The deadline for entries is Feb. 29. The award winner and runner-up will be recognized at the statewide U.S. SBA small business awards program in Columbia on April 1.

“The Spiro Institute’s mission includes outreach programs that promote entrepreneurial activity,” said Spiro Institute associate director Kim Dawson. “By organizing this competition, we are able to reward and encourage these creative student entrepreneurs.”

Both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in South Carolina colleges are eligible to compete. Previous years’ applicants have come from schools including Clemson University, the University of South Carolina, the Medical University of South Carolina, The Citadel, Anderson University, Presbyterian College, Charleston Southern University, Wofford College, Erskine College, Columbia College, Greenville Technical College and Midlands Technical College.

“As in past years, we expect to receive entries from students at schools all across the state representing a broad range of businesses from Internet-based specialty sales to jewelry boutiques,” said Dawson. “This competition is a way to recognize students who have succeeded in running a small business while maintaining a full academic schedule.”

The application for the 2008 South Carolina Collegiate Entrepreneurship Award is available online from the Spiro Institute website at: http://business.clemson.edu/Spiro/index.htm. For more information, contact the Spiro Institute at (864) 656-7235 or spiro@clemson.edu.
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