When the Miami Herald’s annual open call for entries into the Business Plan Challenge went out, South Florida delivered — in a record-setting way.
The passion poured out from the pages of the 255 business plan entries in the 18th annual Challenge. Concepts for education, fashion, music, healthy living, toys, pets, social gaming and food filled our email box. There were startups linked to South Florida’s largest industries, such as healthcare, financial services, real estate and logistics, and tech tools to help fellow small businesses. Your creativity showed through as well — how about a hip-hop yoga app, a kitty cat cafe or selfie gift wrap?
So who will win the 2016 Challenge? Today, we reveal the semifinalists in the Community and FIU tracks.
