The Canyon Challenge 2014 - IDEA Business Plan Competition:
Congratulations to our 2014 Canyon Challenge Top 5 Finalists: These 5 finalists will present their business opportunities to our panel of 5 distinguished judges including Ken Blanchard, Brian Mueller, Sheldon Harris, Lauren Bailey, Alan Lobock on March 27th at 1pm in the Babtist Church on 33rd Ave and Camelback Congratulations to all our participants. I want to encourage you all to continue to pursue your dreams even if you were not chosen as a finalist. IDEA is here to help!
| iStudent Nurse |
| Delux Sky Productions |
| M Power Learning Group |
| Crazy Cheer Mom |
| Kate and Ali's Faith Food and Fitness |
Critical Dates:
March 27th - 5 finalists Present to the Judges and Audience (including Ken Blanchard as a judge!)
The Canyon Challenge is designed to bring out the best ideas within the GCU community and help make them a reality by providing the best plans with some startup capital.
Grand Prize $7000
2nd Place: $2000
3rd Place: $1000
Welcome to the GCU IDEA Club! We believe in a simple truth that, "innovation, development, and entrepreneurship change our world for the better."
We are a group of creative thinkers that provide a resource to all affiliated with Grand Canyon University to share, develop, and execute on their latest IDEA! Care to join us? Here's how:
- Click on the blue banner on the left titled 'Membership'
- Fill out your profile
- Attend our meetings
- Benefit from new found IDEAS, friendships, and opportunities
A Message from the GCU IDEA President:
Great to meet everyone! I hope that you're enjoying this Fall Semester, and got through the first eight weeks of classes alright. I participated in the Canyon Challenge last year, and took 2nd Place with Wild Horse Coffee. I am delighted to be your Club President this year, and it is my hope that I can provide you all with an increased amount of resources, tools, and collaboration to succeed this year. The stakes are rising, and I know the competition will only get tougher. Please feel free to reach out to me at anytime for assistance between club meetings. Looking forward to meeting you all, and hearing your latest IDEAS!
- Reid Simpson
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Thank you all again for this opportunity. I…
Thank you,
Andrew
Thank you all for your hard work and innovative spirit. We had over 65 business ideas submitted! Our 18 judges are hard at work and will have the results to me by Feb 8th and we will publish the top 10…