First-place MiniMinds teammates Brooke Kaplan ’26 and Lauren Von Hassel ’26 displayed their award alongside competition judges.
This spring, student entrepreneurs from MiniMinds, a team that competed in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business’s 2025 StartUp Showcase, earned first-place recognition at the 29th Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition in New Haven, Conn. Along with the top honor, they received a $5,000 award to support the continued development of their business.
The competition, hosted by the Entrepreneurship Foundation, challenged teams to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges and respond to questions about their offerings, strategies, and development.
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