Products Empowering Women Take Top Prizes at Tenth Annual SVPC Showcase
随着优步和爱彼迎等企业的成功, a number of projects at the Tenth Annual 社会创业计划比赛 (SVPC) at 网易彩票下载 focused on the sharing economy. 然而, several of the winning projects were those which featured products designed specifically for female empowerment or women’s safety. 展示活动, 年度SVPC的最后一场, 星期四在西雅图州立大学校园里举行的, 4月14日, 2016.
最重要的项目是 Afya国际 被选为价值3000美元的赫伯特. Jones Grand Prize winner by the combined votes of more than 70 judges representing the business, 非营利性的, 学术及专业团体. P.I.N.G. 获得了第二名，赢得了2000美元的亚军. 超过400名学生, 教师, staff and guests voted for their favorite project of the afternoon and the Donald B. 萨默斯人民选择奖1000美元也被授予 Afya国际.
Many young women in the developing world miss days of school or work due to menstruation. Afya国际would combat this by providing a low-cost reusable menstrual cup, funding the business through sliding scale sales to upper-income, 中低收入妇女. 的y would begin their sales and distribution in South Africa and then expand to other African countries. 的 Afya国际 plan was a collaborative project involving senior Global Development majors Alsea Fishel and Carla Walp, 经济学和商业双学位的大三学生乔赛亚·盖德, senior Global Development and History double major Emma Wright and senior Accounting, Business and Global Development triple major Kaitlin Paull.
的 P.I.N.G. team developed a personal safety device for college students that syncs to an iPhone. 在紧急情况下, the device can be tapped three times to send a GPS location to the Campus Security office. 的 team believes that the primary beneficiaries of the product will be college-aged women. P.I.N.G. team was comprised of sophomore Electrical Engineering major Hugo Ramiro, 工程与计算机科学专业大三学生高尾祥子, senior Global Development Studies major Kelsey Parker and senior Business majors Reuel Mateo and Max Ako.
In addition to the top two prizes, three honorable mention prizes of $1,000 each were awarded:
People of color and those with disabilities are underrepresented in children’s books. 蓝色大理石书 would publish children’s books featuring diverse characters and written by diverse authors. 蓝色大理石书 was the work of junior Business major Sarah Lunstrum, 全球发展研究专业大三学生Emma Naden-Johns, junior Accounting and Business double major Nicole Janes and senior Global Development Studies major Allie Chandler.
福克斯的发展 would market and distribute ceramic tiles made from recycled coal ash. 的 福克斯的发展 team included Keriann Ashley-Chase, 肖恩·埃林森, 克里斯汀Hallares, 本杰明·珀塞尔和安德鲁·桑科. All are students in SPU’s one-year Master of Arts in Management (Social and Sustainable Management) program.
安全的情况下 proposed to sell a smart phone case that would have a hidden panel that, 当被液体接触时, would detect the presence or absence of date rape drugs in drinks. 《网易彩票下载》由Luke Postma撰写并呈现, 德莱尼·罗宾逊, 安妮Roethe, 佩吉·希维尔和林赛·斯托弗, 所有商科一年级学生.
更新: Read about the 1st place finish of the SafeCase team at the 2016年西雅图快速推介高级副总裁 比赛于2016年10月25日举行.
这是连续第三年了, SPU与Urban Impact合作, a faith-based 非营利性的 in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood. Teams presenting projects focused on making a difference in the Rainier Valley were eligible for a separate $500 prize. 这个奖项的得主是 发射BTC.
发射BTC would equip Rainier Valley’s unemployed and underemployed young adults with professional skills training through classes, 实习和咨询. 发射BTC was the work of junior Global Development Studies majors Adrienne Elliott and Ginger York, senior Accounting major David Turner and senior Business major Sandra Zimmerman.
发射BTC along with the two other teams competing on the Rainier Valley “track” will also participate in a follow-on event entitled Sharks at the Beach. This “Shark Tank” style event will be hosted by Urban Impact at Emerald City Bible Fellowship, 4月28日Rainer Ave S 7728号, 2016年下午6:30.m. All three teams will pitch their ideas in front of a panel of community experts and a live audience. 活动在下午6:30开始.m. 一直持续到晚上九点左右.m. 优胜者将获得额外的奖品.
This is the tenth year of SPU’s 社会创业计划比赛. 20 teams presented at the Showcase event, comprising approximately 85 students. 除了SPU队, two teams made the trek from Northwest Nazarene University in Boise, 爱达荷州在展示会上推销. 除了70多名社区法官, 超过400名学生, 教职员工在人民选择投票中投票.
的 Showcase Round was the final leg of the 社会创业计划比赛. Earlier stages in the competition included a series of seminars on the basics of business planning, scoring of the teams’ written plans and coaching sessions with knowledgeable businesspeople, community leaders and other professionals about the student’s business ideas. In all, more than 150 community volunteers gave time as readers, instructors, coaches and judges.
First time SVPC Judge Mikel Samaniego of Angels for Angels, a local 非营利性的 that helps social enterprises move to scale, said “Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to meet and connect with such inspiring young individuals!”
Long-time SVPC volunteer Mike Martinez of AutoPoint highlighted one of the winning teams, P.I.N.G., saying “I would invest in that project; the young woman who is their CEO is going places!”
Financial sponsors of the 社会创业计划比赛 include the Herbert B. 琼斯的基础, 斯科特和凯瑟琳·康明斯家庭基金会, 先锋人力服务, 费舍尔管道, MiiR, 西北中心与技能, 公司. 的 competition is managed by the 应用学习中心 (卡尔)在工商管理及经济学院(SBGE).