The History of the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
An idea sparks the imagination of a young entrepreneur; this idea is the blue-print behind the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Ideas from hundreds of students across the state fuse together in one event that combines the spirit of entrepreneurship and the resources of successful business owners. Students are given the opportunity to engineer their ideas into a formal business plan and compete for a $100,000 dollars in cash and in-kind services. Created in 1999 by a group of ambitious students at The University of Utah, the Challenge offers one of the largest cash prizes for any collegiate level business plan competition in the United States.
A History of Sucess!
The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge has fostered 9 first-place winning business ideas from ambitious college students; many of whom have proceeded to gain millions of dollars in ventur capital funding. Be a part of the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge; be a part of history.
| Year | Placement and Prize | Company |
| 2009 | First Place - $40,000 | KT Tape |
| Runner Up - $5,000 | Hansen Industries | |
| Runner Up - $5,000 | Veritract | |
| 2008 | First Place - $50,000 | AmWell |
| Runner Up - $10,000 | Klymit | |
| Runner Up - $10,000 | EnergyTap | |
| 2007 | First Place - $40,000 | Zinch.Com |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Mobile O/X | |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Calle | |
| 2006 | First Place - $40,000 | Core Footwear |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Five Star Painting | |
| Runner Up - $5000 | ResCue | |
| 2005 | First Place - $40,000 | Wasatch Microfluidics |
| Runner Up - $5000 | BilliardEx | |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Cartoon Solutions | |
| 2004 | First Place - $40,000 | Tropi-Cool |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Mayan Tree | |
| Runner Up - $5000 | Silent Whistle | |
| 2003 | First Place - $40,000 | ScheduleWorks |
| Second Place - $5000 | Property Solutions | |
| Third Place - $5000 | Parkteck Technologies | |
| 2002 | First Place - $40,000 | EntertainmentNow! (Now called MediaPort) |
| Second Place - $5000 | Bottling Brothers | |
| Third Place - $5000 | Leading Edge Solutions, Inc. | |
| 2001 | First Place - $40,000 | TermSeek (Now called LingoTek) |
| Second Place - $5000 | GrassSoap | |
| Third Place - $5000 | Trulite, Inc. | |
