What is the Napkin Competition?
Some of the best entrepreneurial ideas are born in cafes, living rooms and garages on napkins, scraps of paper and notepads. The founders of Southwest Airlines, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher were in a local bar when the simple idea behind the airline’s low cost strategy was first conceived on the back of a cocktail napkin. The idea for popular board game Cranium was born on the back of an airplane napkin and like many small startups with unique beginnings, the original Compaq PC was first sketched out on a placemat by the founders while dining in a local restaurant.
From the humble napkin, these entrepreneurs took their ideas and grew them into multi-million dollar businesses. The Napkin Competition invites you to present your own ideas, however simple or wacky. This could be YOUR first step in realising your ideas.
Napkin Competition 2010 received 230 entries from seven universities in Victoria and NSW, making it one of the largest entrepreneurship competitions in Australia.
Who organised the Napkin Competition?
The Napkin Competition is an initiative of Student Entrepreneurs | Agents of Change, a student-run organisation based at the University of Melbourne, in partnership with other organisations committed to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation on university campuses in Australia.
Contact us at hi@agentsofchange.org.au . We would love to hear from you!
The competition is sponsored by:
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Pitcher Partners is an association of full service accounting, audit and advisory firms with a long standing reputation for providing superior expertise and advice to clients with a particular focus on the middle market.
Webjet Limited operates Australia's largest online travel booking website, on-selling air fares, hotel bookings, car hires and travel packages.
Successfully tendering for five food and beverage facilities at the University of Melbourne: Cafe Blueprint, The Potter, Porta Via, Baretto and Bar Commercio since 1999, Blueprint has acquired a reputation for quality, responsible, flexible and efficient service.
Dynamic Horizons specialises in innovation and helps medium and large organisations in the Asia-Pacific region develop innovation capability.
Coffex Coffee supplies fresh roasted coffee to over 2000 food service customers across Australia. Having one of the largest coffee roasting facilities in the Southern Hemisphere, Coffex uses market leading methods to deliver consistent quality and flavour.
Melbourne University's Commerce Student Centre incorporates the activities of the Student Experience Unit, which provides students with access to programs and activities that extend beyond the classroom to enrich their studies, maintain their wellbeing and prepare them for success after graduation. They include pre-term orientation programs, career programs and functions and events that help students to develop professional skills while building networks and friendships to carry over into the next phase of their lives and careers.
The Melbourne Graduate School of Business & Economics offers a specialised education attuned to the needs of industry, providing students with opportunities to develop their leadership skills and professional networks. The GSBE offers business foundation programs for recent graduates, career advancement programs for established practitioners and a range of research degrees
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International House Sydney is a University of Sydney owned and operated residential college. It is home to an exceptional residential community of over 200 student members from Australia and other countries around the world. More than simply accommodation for undergraduate and postgraduate students, visiting scholars and academics, the House offers a unique experience in a mature living environment where people from many countries will develop a greater understanding and appreciation of different cultures and nationalities..
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