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UM senior Brea Givens shows off Froomie, her winning concept in the 2020 Mid-South Business Model Competition. Givens won $4,000 in the competition and plans to use the feedback she has gotten to refine her concept for the UM business school’s Gillespie Business Plan Competition next spring. Submitted photo<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A housing app developed by a University of Mississippi<\/a> senior majoring in managerial finance has won first place in the 2020 Mid-South Business Model Competition.<\/p>\n

Froomie allows future and current students to find a place to live and match up with a roommate or roommates who meet their requirements. It was developed by Brea Givens, of Austin, Texas, who won $3,000 as the regional winner in the Mid-South BMC and $1,000 for winning the Ole Miss competition, for a total of $4,000.<\/p>\n

“I had the idea for Froomie back in February, and ended up entering the Gillespie Business Plan Competition with an early adaptation of what I thought it could be,” Givens said. “Next semester, I will continue to work on Froomie through the venture accelerator class offered at Ole Miss and prepare for Gillespie.”<\/p>\n

The Mid-South BMC is a regional qualifier for the BMC Global, previously known as the International BMC, so Givens will compete in that next spring.<\/p>\n

“She put in a tremendous effort and took advantage of the opportunities the university provides by speaking to the entrepreneur-in-residence,” said Rich Gentry, co-director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/a> and associate professor of management at the UM School of Business Administration<\/a>. “The outcome of her work was an extremely impressive presentation that any employer would be excited to watch.”<\/p>\n

The fall competition was created for Ole Miss students before the center became a BMC Global partner in 2015. The CIE invites schools in the region to participate, and the winner goes on to the international competition the following spring.<\/p>\n

Although the campus competition has combined with the regional event, the entrepreneurship center maintains a separate award for the best Ole Miss competitor.<\/p>\n

“This is the sixth Business Model Competition the CIE has hosted,” said Tong Meng, the center’s director of programs and a UM instructor of management. “I am extremely proud of all teams who exhibited the spirit of entrepreneurship and resilience through their innovative business models.”<\/p>\n

Twelve competitors participated in this year’s event, and each received $500 in prize money. The six finalists represented three schools: UM, John Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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