Burton Morgan Entrepreneurship Paper Competition – Due Dec. 5, 2025

Calling all Juniors and Seniors! Interested in entrepreneurship or small business? Interested in winning $1,000?

The Burton Morgan Entrepreneurship Student Paper Competition is open to junior or senior students and is designed to encourage student research in entrepreneurship and small business. The subject area of “entrepreneurship and small business” is broadly defined to include virtually anything related to entrepreneurship and small business, as well as traditional topics associated with starting, financing, managing, and selling a small business.

All students will be expected to perform preliminary research into the topic they select. Complete proposals will include:

• A 3-5 page proposal that details the background of their topic, the additional research required, and the general results that might be anticipated.
• A bibliography of the student’s preliminary research.
• A representative writing sample of a paper or report that the student has previously submitted in another Ohio Wesleyan course.

The finalist will be selected on the basis of this proposal and will be made contingent upon the student’s completing the research, submitting the final paper, having it approved by faculty judges, and presenting the results of the paper at a meeting of students and faculty.  The finalist will receive a $1,000 award!

Completed proposals are to be submitted by Dec. 5, 2025, via email to Professor Hurst at cghurst@owu.edu. The winning proposal will be announced mid-December.

Visit Burton D. Morgan for more information. Or, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Professor Hurst at cghurst@owu.edu.