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Discuss “Budding entrepreneurs compete at Tepper Venture Challenge”

Students who are interested in entrepreneurship dream of launching their businesses full-time. That dream just got a little bit closer for three student-run companies thanks to this year’s Tepper Venture Challenge, which was held yesterday in the Mellon Auditorium.

The Tepper Venture Challenge (TVC) is an annual competition that gives student start-up companies a chance to win up to $10,000 in prize money for their business proposals.

This year’s first prize went to senior business administration major Angie Salame for AbbyMe, a website that allows users to create and send phone messages over the Internet. Salame took home a check for $10,000, half of which is in the form of legal services from the law firm of Meyer, Unkovic and Scott,...

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