Welcome to the 2012 Innaugural OWL OPEN Business Plan Competition.  We appreciate your interest in participating in this year's event, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. 

The OWL Open is a Rice University-wide business plan competition (FOR TEAMS WITH AT LEAST ONE RICE UNIVERSITY STUDENT ONLY) and qualifier for the 2012 Rice Business Plan Competition. The winning team at the OWL Open will win an invitation to represent Rice University at the 2012 Rice Business Plan Competition on April 12-14, 2012. The winning team will also receive mentoring and coaching and introductions to potential investors. 
 

Note:  if you are a Rice student team and want to apply to compete in the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) on April 12-14, 2012, you MUST apply and compete in the OWL Open on February 17, unless you have already won a spot to compete in the RBPC through the Creative Entrepreneurship Course (MGMT 625).   All teams from MGMT 625 are welcome to apply for the OWL Open. 

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