Student's Concierge Lab Service Named Winner of 2015 Attman Competitive Business Prize
November 22, 2015
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University of Baltimore business student Monique Reid and her company, Advanced Laboratory Services, won UB's 2015 Leonard and Phyllis Attman Competitive Business Prize, awarded during a special event held at the University on Nov. 17. Reid was one of six student and alumni finalists vying for the prize, as announced by the University's Merrick School of Business and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Reid's business plans to provide concierge services to people who can't get to the lab for medical tests.
At the event, Reid and her five co-competitors described their business ideas before a live audience of more than 130, plus a panel of expert judges.
The Leonard and Phyllis Attman Competitive Business Prize provides seed funding for business ventures for University of Baltimore students and alumni. Now in its second year, and a highlight of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the competition is UB's version of the hit TV series, Shark Tank: Finalists competed for cash prizes—this year totaling $16,000 in cash and in-kind services, with the winnings providing seed funding for existing innovative business ventures.
Learn more about this year's Attman Prize finalists and the competition.