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Posted May. 25\/06<\/p>\n

On March 16, three teams of savvy Carleton students pitched their business plans to a team of five tough judges at the sixth annual Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition hosted by the Sprott School of Business. At stake, a $6,000 prize, the chance to compete for the national prize on March 23, and the motivation to turn their business ideas into reality.<\/p>\n

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After beating out 30 other teams to make the finals, each group had 20 minutes to present its plan and answer questions. Alia El Banna, MBA\/03, and Sharif Higazy, fourth year international business (pictured below) of Mosaic Productions came out on top.<\/p><\/div>\n

Mosaic offers a variety of audiovisual products, particularly for Muslim children. Banna and Higazy have already created an educational video in English and Arabic and designed a puppet for their Jaber School series. \u201cWe believe Jaber School to the Muslim world is similar to what Elmo meant to the West,\u201d Higazy told the judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese were three very good teams. This strength demonstrates why Carleton is a leading institution for up and coming entrepreneurs,\u201d says John Callahan, the competition coordinator and an associate professor in the Sprott School of Business.<\/p>\n

The national competition was won by University of Alberta students who founded a company that develops software-based tools and services for podcasting, a method of distributing audio and video files over the Internet.<\/p>\n

The award is funded by Wes Nicol, BA\/54, an Ottawa lawyer and businessman who established the permanent awards program for student entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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