Happy New Year!
The 1st Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) is underway! Hosted by the School of Business Administration @ the University of Vermont, FECC is the 1st case competition in the world focused exclusively on family enterprise cases.
FECC QUICK FACTS:
* 16 student teams will be competing for the UVM Family Enterprise Cup and $2,500. Division winners receive $1000 per team.
* Teams are coming from Argentina, Canada (3), Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and USA (5)
* Check out the participating teams @
http://www.uvm.edu/business/?Page=UVMFECC.html&SM=familybusiness_submenu.html
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55 individuals will be serving on 21 panels filling 94 judging spots
* Each judging panel is a mix of family enterprise owner/managers; Advisors/service providers; Educators / scholars,
* FECC judges are coming from CT, GA, IN, MA, MI, NH, NY, OH, VI, VT - United States; MB and QC in Canada; and Germany
* Cases used for FECC were generated through the 2012 FECC Case Writing Competition.
* Author of each case used in FECC will receive $ 2,000.
Today, the competitors received the first pre-arrival case. Presentations based on this case will be held on 9 Jan.
Competition extends from 9-12 Jan. The pre-arrival case is followed by 3 hour prep time cases on 10, 11, 12 Jan.
FECC updates will be posted regularly @
https://www.facebook.com/UVMFECC
We encourage you to think about entering a team in 2014:
http://2014fecc.eventbrite.com/#
* ALL 16 teams competing in 2013 will have first rights to register for 2014 competition which will host 25 teams.
* Babson and Bocconi have already registered for 2014.
* 7 spots are open.
With best wishes!
PramoDITA Sharma
(on behalf of FECC organizing team)
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