UMaine Business Challenge announces finalists

The UMaine Business Challenge, Maine’s only business plan competition open to all Maine college students, has announced the finalists from three different universities vying for $20,000 in prizes.

With ideas ranging from Virtual Reality applications to a mobile food ordering app for local restaurants, the finalists will pitch their ideas on April 23, according to the Bangor Daily News.

$5,000 will be awarded to the first place winner, while The Maine Business School will award $1,000 to the second place runner-up. An additional $10,000 is up for grabs for the finalist with the best technology-based idea, while all finalists will receive free entry into the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development’s Top Gun Prep program.

The Business Challenge finalists are:

Dan Vogel and Scott Lehman from Colby College, for a mobile food ordering app for Mid-Maine area local restaurants.
Zachariah Palmeter from the University of Maine, for software that provides Virtual Reality experiences for those with disabilities.
Shaun Veilleux and Kevin Conroy from the University of Maine, for an adjustable bluetooth speedometer that calibrates to the current tire size on a vehicle for increased safety and reliability.
Hoang Anh “Christine” Le and Andrea Cunney from the University of Maine, for a smartphone app that provides a centralized promotional platform for events on campus.
Colby Kohn from Eastern Maine Community College, who is the founder of a video production group looking to focus on creating promotional videos for use on social media platforms.
Nicholas Aiken and Chris Giroux from University of Maine, who are the winners of the Black Bear Hackathon, for their Aquabuddies aquaponics system.