Attention all New Jersey High School Students!
The Rothman Institute is pleased to announce the seventh annual
New Jersey Business Idea Competition!

Have a great idea? Well, with our competition you can put your idea in motion and have our faculty who are experts in business and entrepreneurship evaluate your idea. In addition, you will meet other high school students from across New Jersey who are creative thinkers just like you.
Sound interesting? Well, it's time to get started! 

The perks:
1. Recognition for your original idea at our awards ceremony
2. Prize money and awards (over $4500 awarded in prizes to finalists)
3. Meeting new people outside of school
4. Looks great on your resume and college application!
5. You may be eligible for extra credit at your school

Awards

Northern New Jersey
Bergen, Passaic, Sussex Morris, Essex, Warren
Winner-$400 plus a prize from the New York Jets
4 finalists-$250, 8 Semifinalists-$100

Central New Jersey
Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Hudson
Winner-$400 plus a prize from the New York Jets
4 finalists-$250, 8 Semifinalists-$100

Southern New Jersey
Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington. Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, Cape May
Winner-$400 plus a prize from the New York Jets
4 finalists-$250, 8 Semifinalists-$100

Additional prizes given for business ideas pertaining to environmental sustainability.

The deadline for all entries is February 19, 2010.

Contest application

If you have any questions, e-mail us at idea@fdu.edu or call 973-443-8842.

Sponsors

Take a look at our previous winners below!

The Awards Ceremony for the 2009 New Jersey Business Idea Competition was held on March 28, 2008, in historic Lenfell Hall, located in the Mansion on FDU's College at Florham in Madison, NJ. Prizes were awarded to the Finalists and Semifinalists in the Northern, Central and Southern regions of New Jersey as judged by various faculty members. A reception was held in the Great Hall. The awards ceremony was followed by the Fifth Annual New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture given by Ranjini Poddar, Founder and President of Artech Information Systems.

WINNERS

Northern Region

Regional Winner

Max Chang, Jeff Wilson, Whippany Park High School – Disney’s Xenolog, Language Learning Software

Finalists

Max Chang, Jeff Wilson, Whippany Park High School – Disney’s Xenolog, Language Learning Software

John Flannery, Passaic Valley High School – ECOsyst: Solar Chimney

Sarah Jeng, Emily Pinnes, Whippany Park High School – GreensCAN

Eric Skyta, Passaic Valley High School – Everlasting Energy

Semifinalists

Tatyana Ashapatov, Genevieve Farrell, Bergen County Academies– Fast Language Interpretations

Christopher Drake, Bergen County Academies– Wire Free Power Technology

Andrew Flatley, Thomas Flatley, Delbarton – BuyHope – A Charitable Fundraising Tool

Nikita Manavi, Bergen County Academies– EarthBook

Antonio Segalini, Bergen County Academies– Environmentally Friendly for Educational Purposes

Avani Singh, Rutherford High School– The Spinghetti

Rebecca Wong, Bergen County Academies – Cultural Immersion and Language Software

Heather (Mimi) Xu – Parsippany High School– ChemEx: Online Chemical Exchange

Central Region

Regional Winner

Michael Sheehan, Cranford High School – Nanny Stat

Finalists

Abhinav Das, Montgomery High School – Sari Lenders: Bringing an End to Child Labor in India

Patrick Pereira, Cranford High School – 0 Drink and Drive

Shruti Sharma, Highland Park High School – The Carbon Footprint Indicator

Michael Sheehan, Cranford High School – Nanny Stat

Southern Region

Regional Winner

Shravan Savant, Freehold High School –  The Go-Green Filter: Cutting Down Co2 One Car at a Time

Finalists

Mike Bryan, Chris Doyle, Shawnee High School – Game Grandpa

Rob Dube, Rob Sink, Egg Harbor Township High School – Driving Learns – A Simulation Program

David Forward, Matt Gleason, Shawnee High School – Around the World Food and Fun

Shravan Savant, Freehold High School – Go-Green Filter

Semifinalists

Matthew Bilotti, Cherokee High School– The EV Alert

Catherine Ely, Haddon Township High School– The Coupon Clipper

Ashley Henry, Cherokee High School– Tea for Tan

Marissa Kaplan, Kelly Shephard, Cherokee High School– Submerged Submarine, An Underwater Eatery

Tim Kenna, Haddon Township High School– The “Circuit Breaker” Energy Saver

Ryan Mallgrave, Haddon Township High School– Go Green! Outdoor Ecology Center

Patrice Maro, Haddon Township High School– Water Wager

Tyler Smith, Haddon Township High School– Repel Shell

Sponsors