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Complete PDF document with all information

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Sponsor's Menu

Sponsorship details

Complete Sponsor Info Package

If you have further questions please contact Larae Hackney:

Phone: 406-243-4830
Email: larae.hackney@business.umt.edu

Platinum Sponsors ($2,500+):

Alpine Log Homes

City Brew Coffee

Flathead Beacon

George C. Dodge Foundation

Huse Law Office, P.C.

saltStudio

Seaspan/Kyle Washington

Surgical Principles, Inc.

Temp Right Services/Fred Ferreira

University of Montana Office of the President

Gold Sponsors ($1,000+):

Allied Waste Systems

Anderson ZurMuehlen

Bank of Montana

Big Sky Brewing Company

Broadway Inn

Campus Inn

First Security Bank of Missoula

Glacier Venture Fund - John Marchi

Governor's Office of Economic Development

Hilton Garden Inn

Merlin Information Services

Missoula Federal Credit Union

Missoulian

Montana Board of Investments

Mountain West Bank

Northern Rockies Venture Fund/Ed Wetherbee

NorthWestern Energy

Old Saw Mill District Project

Payne Financial Group
PrintingForLess.com

Pyron Technologies

Quality Construction

Smurfit-Stone Container

Spiker Communications

US Bank

vSpring Capital

Wells Fargo Bank

Western States Insurance

 

 

John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition


$35,000 in prizes,
34 world-class judges,
15 MT collegiate teams,
and it was indeed the experience of a lifetime

Awards

High Growth Potential division
First place: Dirigente - Moneesha Johnson and Matthew Bagley. Prize: $10,000.

Second place: Greenhouse - Karli Vold, John Ortstadt, Aaron Blatt and John Klaboe. Prize: $5,000.

Third place: E&E Enterprise - Haley Clark and Hannah Reno. Prize: $3,000.

Lifestyle division
First place: Verde Foods - Kate Meinig, Morgan Halvorson, Ariane Osorio. Prize: $5,000.

Second place: Property Resources - Erin Hamilton and Briana Gilbertson. Prize: $1,000.

 

Gold Sponsors ($1,000+):


Anderson ZurMuehlen Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors







 

 

hiltonmerlin


 

missoulian 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Northern Rockies
Venture Fund

 

sawmill

qualitySpiker logo

 

 

 

 

vSpring

 

 

 


 

Undergraduate Business Plan award winners
First place: E&E Enterprise - Haley Clark and Hannah Reno. Prize: $1,500.

Second place: Busy Bee Enterprises - Kenneth Cook. Prize: $1,000.

Third place: Fitted 4 - Jenelle Winters, Chelsea Roy, Sheila Dass, Elissa Looney. Prize: $500.

Best MBA Business plan
First place: Dirigente - Moneesha Johnson and Matthew Bagley. Prize: $1,500.

People's Choice Award
Greenhouse - Karli Vold, John Ortstadt, Aaron Blatt and John Klaboe. Prize: $1,000.

Brandon Speth -Passion, Poise and Charisma Award
 Patrick Collins. Prize: $1,000.

Elevator Pitch Award

Fitted 4 - Jenelle Winters, Chelsea Roy, Sheila Dass, Elissa Looney. Prize: $250.

 

Platinum Sponsors ($2,500+):

 



 

George C. Dodge
Foundation

 




 

 

satlstudio

 

 

SPI

 

 

 

Gold Sponsors ($1,000+):


 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

       

 
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