Student winner Dan MacCombie tells how winning gave his new company a great start.
Robin Squibb said entering the competition was just the incentive she needed to finish her plan.
That's how the president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce describes the competition.
Barbara Schoenfeld says investors like her want to read comprehensive plans.
Long-time judge Peggy Farrell, partner with sponsor Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, says competitors sharpen their entrepreneurial focus by participating.
Jeff Jefferson, judge and partner with Edwards Wildman Palmer, says participants develop their ideas as they go through the competition.