FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR

2009 boomer Business Plan 

Competition- june 17, 2009 @

santa clara university

We are pleased to present 11 Finalists for the 2009 competition.

Finalists for $10,000 Grand Prize:

Audiallo - Aaron Nelson
Audiallo's mission is to improve the lives of the hearing impaired through biologically-inspired smart engineering of audio-processing integrated circuits.

HemRx Medical -  Erika Palmer
HemRx Medical's technology will allow all grades of hemorrhoids to be treated effectively, with minimal pain, in the clinic, by surgeons and gastroenterologists.

J & J Solutions - Jared Garfield
We have developed an innovative patent pending technology that provides a safer more effective, efficient, and affordable solution to preparing and administering chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs.

Magnolia Prime - Karen Routt
Magnolia Prime's Telebeneficiary Service:  A New Way to Improve Agency Caregiving Quality and Profitability While Helping Seniors Remain Independent

Miret - Kevin Chao
Miret produces surgical instruments that enables abdominal and pelvic surgeries to be performed without visible scars.

Novophage Therapeutics - Tanguy Chau
Novophage has developed combination therapy using engineered bacteriophages to increase the efficacy of antibiotic treatments, significantly slow the onset of antibiotic resistance, and to effectively treat harmful bacterial biofilms in antibiotic resistant infections.


Finalists for $1,000 Best Elevator Pitch Prize:

FamiliLink - Laura Nuhaan
Enable seniors to stay in touch with their tech savvy family friends and receive caring support if needed by aggregating all family content including medication reminders at one single easy to use interface for the senior while everyone else can continue to use their own preferred communication form.

Larson Shores Architects Inc - Carrie Shores
The Inspired In-law Kit is a solution for boomers seeking to accommodate their aging parents in their current home. This concept will bring together universal design, green building products, financial feasibility, and local builders to create a multigenerational housing solution. 

Life at Home Longer - Heather Steven
Life At Home Longer enables older adults to live in their homes as they age by providing families with complete solutions for senior-friendly technology, home modification, maintenance, and lifestyle conveniences.

Senior List - Chris Clark
The Senior List is a consumer-opinion portal focused on the senior-services sector.

Traveling 4 Health - John Smilgin
A media and content rich website providing Baby Boomers with the resources and tools to research and implement alternative cost of living strategies.

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Boomer Competition Dates for 2009

Phase I: 

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009-  3-5 Page Business Plans Due by 5:00 pm PDT

Friday, May 15, 2009
- Finalists Selected and Notified


Phase II:

Tuesday, June 16, 2009-  Bootcamp and Dinner for Finalists

Wednesday, June 17, 2009-
 Competition Presentations and Grand Prize Winners Selected


How to Enter

PHASE I – Register to Enter and Submit 3-5 Page Business Plan

Click Here to Enter the B-Plan Competition

Due TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009, 5:00 pm PDT

Please have the following ready when you register to enter the competition online:

• your name
• e-mail address
• mailing address
• phone number
• occupation
• a one-line description of your business idea (indicate which category, either Health or General)
• your business plan that describes your proposed venture in 3-5 pages (see details below)

To be eligible, we must receive your business plan before Tuesday, May 5, 2009
 5:00pm PDT. There is no cost to enter the competition.
 
Questions? Contact: inquiries@scuboomerventure.com
 


The 3-5 Page Business Plan should address the following:

• Proposed product, service, or technology to be commercialized
• How it addresses the target audience (45 plus, boomer, or senior market)
• Overview of competitive landscape and advantages
• Plan for execution, stage of development
• Profitability potential
• Information about your management team

You will be notified Friday, May 15, 2009 if your plan is one of the finalists chosen.  Brief written feedback from multiple judges will be sent to all finalists.

For information and suggestions on how to write a business plan, please see our links in the Resources Section. An excellent source for business plan suggestions is from the perspective of a leading Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm, Draper Fisher, Jurvetson.  Go to their link at
http://www.dfj.com/venturechallenge/writeplan.html


PHASE II - 2009 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition 
   Wednesday, June 17, 2009
   Santa Clara University Recital Hall
   Santa Clara, CA

Grand Prize Winners will be selected on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. All finalists will present their business plans to an esteemed panel of judges at the 2009 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Business Plan Competition at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.