Thursday, May 27, 2010

1st Place Joust Business Plan Competition

Amanda M. Crum, a CBA management major in the entrepreneurship track, was the winner of the 7th Annual Joust Business Plan Tournament, held at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. Before a panel of five judges, Crum presented The Vak Shack, LLC, an online business where she sells vacuum sealer machines and replacement vacuum sealer bags for food preservation.
“I first came up with the idea for The Vak Shack a couple of years ago. My dad works in the commercial food equipment business, and he often had extra storage bags left over,” Crum said. “A couple of years ago, we decided to try selling them online, and we quickly realized there was a demand for a generic brand of bags. It just took off from there.”

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