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Thank you for attending the 20th Annual Marketplace for Entrepreneurs!
Marketplace for Entrepreneurs was held January 13-14, 2009 at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, ND! For more information about Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, including information about the Special Features that were held in conjunction with Marketplace, please mouse over 2009 Marketplace for Entrpreneurs from the menu bar above.
Latest News from Marketplace
Conrad, Johnson honor innovation at Marketplace 2009 BISMARCK - Two University of North Dakota students won the seventh annual BOSS Business Plan Competition at the recent Marketplace for Entrepreneurs 2009 in Bismarck.U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson, the organizers of Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, presented $3,000 to Kristine Lesch, Hibbing, MN, and Joshua Goldade, Grand Forks. The two UND students developed a business plan for SunAir Power, a company that would create wind and solar power generators for use in outdoor advertising, ranching and research applications. "The BOSS competition encourages a new generation of entrepreneurs," said Conrad and Johnson. "Young people like Kristine and Joshua are the business leaders of tomorrow, and we want them to take an active role in growing North Dakota's economy." Teams from 24 schools across the Midwest, including Bismarck State College, the University of North Dakota, Minot State University, Dickinson State University and the University of Cincinnati, submitted business plans for the competition. Marketplace also hosted the fifth annual Marketplace/Northern Plains Invention Contest. Inventors from across North Dakota and surrounding states presented their ideas in hopes of winning thousands of dollars in prizes and the recognition needed to launch their products into production. |