Competition Sponsors

  • City of Albuquerque
  • US Bank

Entrepreneurial Challenge (EC)

Partially Funded by the

McCune Charitable Foundation

Upcoming Events

    2012 Entrepreneurial Challenge Winners | View Photos!

    First Place: Don Chalmers Ford Prize, $ 7,500

    S&H Hauling, 1st Place Winners of 2012 Entrepreneurial Challenge S&H Hauling
    Nicholas Hubbard, Thomas Luna, Devin Sydenstricker
    "You Go Call, We Come Haul, We Do It All!" Residential hauling company, specializing in junk removal and moving services.




    Second Place: City of Albuquerque Economic Development Department Prize, $ 5,000

    D’Ambrosio Designs
    Marcus D'Ambrosio
    D'Ambrosio Designs is a modern salon that focuses equally on customer and staff satisfaction.







    Third Place: Don Chalmers Ford Prize, $ 2,500

    Individual Attire
    Agripina Neubauer, Christopher Neubauer
    For women, finding appropriate business attire that fits is a challenge. Individual attire provides women with custom clothing tailored to their dimensions and shipped to their homes.

    2012 Entrepreneurial Challenge Photos

    Click on a photo to view enlarged.

    The Party Trolley, winner of last spring’s $2,500 Northwestern Mutual ~ Southwest Prize, is rocking Albuquerque!

    Party Trolley Logo

    Founder Paul Aitken aims to give customers a safe, fun, affordable way to get to where the party is happening and back home again.



    Party Trolley founder Paul Aitken

    Paul’s target market is UNM students who just want to have fun, so check out the Party Trolley on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nmtrolley. Paul has made multiple funding presentations. He plans to expand his operations from using one trolley to two this semester in order to serve both bars and concert venues.

    Party Trolley Shuttle

    "Student’s Trolley Shuttles Drunks Home: Safe Option While Keeping the Party Going” See the video from March 2011 featured on KRQE Channel 13: CLICK HERE

    RoAD Mobile Media LLC (formerly ADvantage), winner of last spring’s $5,000 Altela Prize, has launched their business!

    RoAD Mobile Media LLC

    Innovative, Versatile, Customizable, and Affordable all rolled into one! RoAD Mobile Media allows for any company to bring their advertisements to any market, at anytime and anywhere! It's advertising done right!

    Check out RoAD Mobile Media online (www.roadmobilemedia.com) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/roadmobilemedia)

    RoAD Mobile Media LLC

    “My partner, Sam Caswell and I would really like to thank the University of New Mexico and yourself. If it weren't for the competition and the dedication that UNM puts into its students, we would not be in the position we are in right now. We appreciate all you guys have provided us! Thank you again for everything.” Steven Lang, RoAD Mobile Media

    Contact Information

    Suleiman Kassicieh


    Jennifer K. Bayley


    Raj Mahto
    • Raj Mahto
    • Assistant Professor
    • Phone: (505) 277-2423
    • Office: ASM 2154


    About the Competition

    The Anderson School will hold the second annual Entrepreneurial Challenge (EC) on April 20, 2012. Show off your entrepreneurial talent and gain funding for your business idea!

    This generalist competition allows students to create new small firms in all aspects of business. The major goal of the Challenge is to provide an incentive and an opportunity for entrepreneurial students to create NM entrepreneurial businesses and offer them exposure and prize funding for their new firm.

    The complete rules contain helpful information and should be read thoroughly as a first step in the process.