University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition: The best and the brightest of future business leaders congregated in Atlanta this weekend for the Opportunity Funding Corporation’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition, or OFC Venture Challenge. More than 300 students on 21 teams either from historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.
The University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica was awarded first place, with Savannah State University taking second, and the University of the District of Columbia placing third. Although only one team could walk away with the top prize, discussions among students showed that each of them walked away with a sense of accomplishment.
