Hathaway Brown School is pleased to announce that Rosalie Phillips ’17 is the winner of the 2016 Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum Business Plan Competition. Her business plan for her devised mobile app, CalendHER, a female reproductive cycle tracker, was pitched and ultimately awarded first place at the annual event on Tuesday, March 8.The competition helps student entrepreneurs recognize business opportunities and develop their ideas, analyzing them for business results. Hundreds of students participate throughout a network of independent schools in the region each year.
From Hathaway Brown, 31 students submitted their business plans through the Center for Business and Finance, and five students moved on to a pre-competition executive coaching session in February at Case Western Reserve University’s ThinkBox along with finalists from other schools.
At the Business Plan Competition last week, student finalists delivered compelling written plans, slide decks, and pitch presentations in front of an audience of more than 100 people, including judges, teachers, parents, and peers. First, second, and third place winners received cash prizes, and all students gain self confidence and a greater understanding of an entrepreneurial mindset. Rosalie was awarded the grand prize of $1,500.
Congratulations, Rosalie!
Pre-competition photo courtesy of the Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum.