Patrick Byrne, chief executive of Overstock.com, will speak to aspiring entrepreneurs at this year's Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, a statewide business plan competition for college students.
Teams will compete for a grand prize of $40,000 in start-up capital. Secondary prizes awarded to competitors include cash awards and in-kind services from business professionals worth more than $100,000.
The competition is an entirely student-run program that was started in 1999 as a way for aspiring entrepreneurs to gain real-world experience in formulating business plans.
The program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Fort Douglas Officers Club, 110 S. Fort Douglas Blvd., Salt Lake City.
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A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed a measure of U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in four and a half years.
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Clayton Ward, a 10th-grader from West Jordan,has created five apps for the Apple operating systems.
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