Students Hone Skills for International Business Plan Competition
Contact: Paul Myer, (207) 581-1992)
ORONO — The Maine Business School has announced the team members heading to Montreal, Canada Jan. 3-8 to compete in the annual Molson MBA International Case Competition, an event in which UMaine business students typically perform well.
Team members are Nicole Gogan of Orrington, Joseph Kellner from Hampden, Mass. and Bangor, Victoria Thornton of Lee and Kim Williams of Carrabassett Valley. Frederick Kaiser of Blue Hill is an alternate member of the team, which is being coached by Paul Myer, executive in residence in the business school, and assisted by faculty member Jason Harkins. Selection for the team is competitive and students begin honing business presentation skills in the fall each year.
During the competition, teams are assigned a business planning challenge or receive information about hypothetic business proposals for which they must create a plan and a short “elevator pitch.” This year 36 teams from around the world are scheduled to participate in the competition, the 30th since its inception at the John Molson School of Business in Montreal.
Visit the following link for competition details: http://www.mbacasecomp.com/en/