Case Competitions at Questrom
Hosting a case competition is a powerful tool for acquiring talent tomorrow as you collaborate with student talent to tackle a business challenge you face today. And they’re kind of our thing.
During the 2022-2023 academic year, 20 Questrom MBA teams competed in case competitions. Here are a few highlights.
Susilo Institute Business+Ethics Case Competiton
20+ teams from 6 world regions tackling tough business and ethics questions provide a forum for students and executives worldwide to discuss, debate, and analyze the merits of international business and its intersection with ethics. The winning team from each region received $10,000 to travel to the final in Southeast Asia.
Battle of the Boutiques
Each year, participants form, storm, norm, and perform over just 7 days. This year’s challenge tasked teams with determining strategic direction and increasing global recognition of local restaurant Shaking Crab as it faces high operating and labor costs. This is a slightly different type of case competition because the judges and mentors are not just executives but consultants and hiring managers with the boutique firms sponsoring the competition.
New Venture Competition
The New Venture Competition awards $72,000 in prizes to early-stage BU entrepreneurs and helps them transform their ideas into something real.
VCIC Competition
Students play the role of VCs who have $100MM to invest in one of the presenting startups. Teams pitch an investment strategy to the VC judges.
Questrom students launch Astra Wellbeing, win big
With support from BU’s Build Lab, Questrom students received 1st place in BU’s $50k SHA Hospitality Innovation Competition, winning $25,000 and $10,000 in the BU $72k New Venture Competition.
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