2007-2008 Events

Mission Statement:
MADE promotes and projects the spirit of entrepreneurship to The University of Montana's School of Business Administration and Montana entrepreneurs through providing educational opportunities.

MADE's 2008 Seminar Series
This Spring the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs will offer its fifth annual Advanced Entrepreneurship Seminars course.  This year 35 successful entrepreneurs selected from and by the MADE organization will teach up to 45 MBA and MAcct students and 15 undergraduate students in each of their three weekend seminars. The spring seminars are organized around three separate topics: Managing and Marketing a New Venture, High-technology Start-ups and Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs, and Financing New Ventures. The seminars provide the opportunity for SoBA students to engage in face-to-face discussions with successful entrepreneurs. Click here for more information on the MADE Seminar Series.

2008 Business Plan Competition: Over $35,000 awarded!

The 19th Annual Business Plan Competition will be held on May 8, 2008 and more than $35,000 in prizes will be awarded.  The big winners were Hometown Pharmacy (Jason Glidden and David Jurenko) in the High Growth Division and Uptown Market (Jen and Leo Prigge) in the Lifestyle Division.  Sarah and David Greenshields (Genre and Mode) were also big winners, earning the People's Choice Award and the Brandon Speth award among others. Save the date for 2008! May 8, 2008   Click here for more information on this exciting event.  

Entrepreneurs Honored October 4-6, 2007
The University of Montana, the School of Business Administration, and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs held their third annual Lewis & Clark Pioneer in Industry Awards on October 4, 2007.  The recipients were Stuart Evey, Founder of ESPN, and Warren Miller, Founder of Warren Miller Entertainment.   Stuart Evey was born in Havre, Montana and went on to work for the Getty family. It was there that he was approached by a small cable network asking for financial support.  Evey convinced Getty to invest and took over responsibility for running the small start up.  The rest, they say, is history.  Warren Miller started making ski films in the 1940s and continues to do so today at the age of 81.  His voice is unmistakable in the world of skiing...having provided the quick-witted commentary for all the films he has produced.  He currently spends his winters at the Yellowstone Club where he is the Ambassador of Skiing.  MADE was extremely excited to honor these awardees on October 4, 2007. The award recognizes exemplary entrepreneurs whose professional achievements represent a revolutionary, pioneering impact in their field of endeavor.

Past recipients include: William Allen (former CEO of Boeing Corporation), Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg (Founders of Liz Claiborne, Inc.), Thomas Siebel (Founder of Siebel Systems and the Montana Meth Project) and Dennis Washington (Founder of Washington Group International).  Click here for more information about the recipients and the award.

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