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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+):

City Brew Coffee

George C. Dodge Foundation

Huse Law Office, P.C.

Pyron Technologies

Jeff Shay-Poe Professor

Surgical Principles, Inc.

Ken & Carol Thuerbach

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

Frontier Angel Fund

Glacier Venture Fund - John Marchi

Governor's Office of Economic Development

Hilton Garden Inn

Missoula Federal Credit Union

Montana Board of Investments

Mountain West Bank

NorthWestern Energy

Payne Financial Group
PrintingForLess.com

Quality Construction

saltStudio

US Bank

vSpring Capital

Wells Fargo Bank

 

Student Resources


Students and instructors frequently ask to see plans and presentations from teams competing in previous events. Below you'll find samples of each to help you gauge where you need to be on competition day.  The John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition thanks previous competitors for allowing us to provide this information for you.

Sample Business Plans

Dirigente - 2008, 1st Place High Growth

The Green House - 2008, 2nd Place High Growth

Verde Foods - 2008, 1st Place Lifestyle Division

E&E Enterprises - 2008, 1st Place Undergraduate Division

The Uptown Market - 2007 Lifestyle Division Winning Plan

Action Grain Marketing - 2006 Lifestyle Division Winning Plan

Air Montana - 2001, 1st Place

Genre & Mode - 2007, 1st Place Under Grad & 2nd in High Growth

Ataraxy - 2007 Lifestyle Division 2nd Place

Cookie Creations - 2007, 3rd Place Undergrad Business Plan

Revolution Motorsport - 2007, Wildcard Round Finalist

Hide-A-Green - 2007, Wildcard Round Finalist

Hometown Pharmacy - 2007, Best MBA & Highgrowth Division 1st Place

Thin Air Technologies - 2006, First Place (tie) High Growth Division

White River Brewery - 2006, First Place (tie) High Growth Division

Wild Country Adventure - 2006, Semifinalist, Lifestyle Division

Great Northern Auto Finance - 2005, 1st Place


Sample Business Plan Presentations
Click here for webcasts of 2008 event

Click here to view the 2008 event

Click here to view the 2009 event

Click on the links below to view presentations from 2006:

Action Grain Marketing
Guarana Energia
Thin Air Technologies
White River Brewery

 

 

 
 
       

 
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