Rotary Club of Brown County - Nashville, Indiana

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BUSINESS PLAN CONTEST

April 2011

Tyler Seward and Heather Brown, Brown County High School students in Teacher Vince McCann’s business classes, each received a $150 award for submitting winning entries in the school's Entrepreneurial Business Challenge, which is coordinated by Rotarians. They were chosen from student entries for developing "concise, creative and practical business plans" involving their ideas for new businesses in Brown County.

Tyler, a senior, proposed a Crazy Cow's Casino Night as a fundraising plan for non-profit organizations. Heather, a sophomore, developed a boarding, grooming and rescue operation for pets as a Brown County business to supplement the work of the Brown County Humane Society.

On hand for congratulating the winners at a Brown County Rotary Club meeting were, from left, Norman Oestrike, Evan Werling and Brown County High School Principal Matt Stark.

January 2011

Heather Anderson (center), a sophomore at Brown County High School, poses with her mother, Laura, and sister, Lillian, after being announced as the first-place winner of the annual Brown County High School Entrepreneurial Business Challenge for her business plan, to produce and market horse tack. Horses and fashioning equipment for horses is Heather’s hobby. She received a $150 cash prize. Also on hand to congratulate her were, from left, Rotarians Norman Oestrike and Evan Werling, who helped coordinate the program. The presentation was at a Brown County Rotary Club meeting.

December 2009

Three Brown County High School students won awards for their development of business plans. Pictured are winners, from left, Serena Braden (second place), James Mullen (first place) and Andrew Hensel (third place) along with their business teacher, Vince McCann.

The students participated in an Entrepreneurial Business Challenge coordinated and judged by Rotarians and members of the Brown County Economic Commission with assistance by Mr. McCann.

James Mullen, a freshman, won a first-place award of $150 for his outdoor gaming plan; Serena Braden, a senior, $100 for her salon ideas and Andrew Hensel, a sophomore, $50 for his cafe plan.

Rotarian and mentor of students, Evan Werling explained that grammar, logic, and presenting a practical and potentially viable start-up plan were key criteria for developing the plans.

Funding for the awards came from the Brown county Economic Planning Commission, represented at the Rotary Club awards presentation by Suzannah Zody and William Freeman. Mary Wood, chair of Rotary's vocational service committee, and committee members Carolyn Pitt, Sue Ann Werling and Mr. Freeman judged student entries.

BUSINESS PLAN CONTEST
April 2011
Tyler Seward and Heather Brown, Brown County High School students in Teacher Vince McCann’s business classes, each received a $150 award for submitting winning entries in the school's Entrepreneurial Business Challenge, which is coordinated by Rotarians. They were chosen from student entries for developing "concise, creative and practical business plans" involving their ideas for new businesses in Brown County. Tyler, a senior, proposed a Crazy Cow's Casino Night as a fundraising plan for non-profit organizations. Heather, a sophomore, developed a boarding, grooming and rescue operation for pets as a Brown County business to supplement the work of the Brown County Humane Society. On hand for congratulating the winners at a Brown County Rotary Club meeting were, from left, Norman Oestrike, Evan Werling and Brown County High School Principal Matt Stark.

January 2011
Heather Anderson (center), a sophomore at Brown County High School, poses with her mother, Laura, and sister, Lillian, after being announced as the first-place winner of the annual Brown County High School Entrepreneurial Business Challenge for her business plan, to produce and market horse tack. Horses and fashioning equipment for horses is Heather’s hobby. She received a $150 cash prize. Also on hand to congratulate her were, from left, Rotarians Norman Oestrike and Evan Werling, who helped coordinate the program. The presentation was at a Brown County Rotary Club meeting.

December 2009
Three Brown County High School students won awards for their development of business plans. Pictured are winners, from left, Serena Braden (second place), James Mullen (first place) and Andrew Hensel (third place) along with their business teacher, Vince McCann. The students participated in an Entrepreneurial Business Challenge coordinated and judged by Rotarians and members of the Brown County Economic Commission with assistance by Mr. McCann. James Mullen, a freshman, won a first-place award of $150 for his outdoor gaming plan; Serena Braden, a senior, $100 for her salon ideas and Andrew Hensel, a sophomore, $50 for his cafe plan. Rotarian and mentor of students, Evan Werling explained that grammar, logic, and presenting a practical and potentially viable start-up plan were key criteria for developing the plans. Funding for the awards came from the Brown county Economic Planning Commission, represented at the Rotary Club awards presentation by Suzannah Zody and William Freeman. Mary Wood, chair of Rotary's vocational service committee, and committee members Carolyn Pitt, Sue Ann Werling and Mr. Freeman judged student entries.