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From left, Bob Kur '70, a former NBC news correspondent; J. Christopher Burch '76 CEO of Burch Creative Capital and co-founder of the Tory Burch women’s fashion label; and Tatiana Sy ’09, director of special events at the Downtown Ithaca Alliance speak at the Blue Sky Reimagining kick-off event Oct. 8, 2015.

Rochon visits Chris Burch to discuss relationship with college

By Sophia Tulp, Assistant News Editor April 27, 2016
President Tom Rochon visited J. Christopher Burch ’76, CEO of Burch Creative Capital and co-founder of the Tory Burch women’s fashion label, at his resort in Sumba, Indonesia, in March to discuss how Burch’s relationship with the college would continue.
Senior Rita Bunatal, fourth from left, accepts the $20,000 first-place prize in the Business Plan Competition on behalf of her company, Malaika Apparel.

Ithaca College student’s clothing company wins $20,000

By Annie Estes, Staff Writer April 22, 2016
Malaika Apparel Co., a business created by Ithaca College senior Rita Bunatal, won the grand prize of $20,000 and the audience choice award of $500 at the third annual Business Plan Competition.
Former Ithaca College student Daniel Minogue hauls equipment he purchased for his brewery and malthouse company: Subversive Malting and Brewing. Minogue and his business partners Zane Coffey and Max Ocean won the top prize in last year's Business Plan Competition.

Past Business Plan Competition winners turn ideas into reality

By Sophia Tulp, Assistant News Editor March 30, 2016
Ithaca College’s Business Plan Competition, held for the past three years, helps student entrepreneurs jump-start their own businesses and cultivate ideas. Last year’s winners have since gone on to establish their businesses or find new paths on which to take their passions and award-winning plans.
From left, Zane Coffey, a senior environmental studies major; Max Ocean, a senior journalism major; and Dan Minogue, a senior philosophy major, won the Business Plan Competition, which includes a $20,000 prize.

Students’ passion for beer wins Business Plan Competition

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer April 29, 2015
Ithaca College seniors Zane Coffey, Max Ocean and Daniel Minogue received $20,000 toward their company, Subversive Malting & Brewing, at the Business Plan Competition on April 28.
Sixth-year student Tim Reynolds won $20,000 at the first Business Plan Competition, which was held April 22 in Emerson Suites. His product, KettleShell, is a device to make using dumbbells easier.

Student wins $20,000 for start-up company

By Kayla Dwyer, Assistant News Editor April 23, 2014
Tim Reynolds, sixth-year graduate student in the Department of Physical Therapy, took the first-place prize at the first-ever Business Plan Competition on April 22 for his entrepreneurial company and product, KettleShell.
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