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Undergraduate students<\/a> enrolled in the Business Plan Preparation class in the College of Business Administration<\/a> spent this past semester working in teams and preparing to compete in a case competition sponsored by Target Corporation. Led by management instructor Richard Quinn, the teams competed against each other to develop a business plan strategy for Target’s sustainability initiative. The competition was designed to expose students to actual challenges that retailers face in today’s competitive market.<\/p>\n

At the end of the semester, each group presented their final presentation to the class and the top four teams were invited to present their case study before a panel of Target executives. The executives chose the winning team. Diana Acero, Shana Chang and Jaclyn Stroh comprised the winning group. Their hard work earned them a scholarship check for $4,000. Their strategy, “Nuestro Comunidad<\/em>,” presented Target with the opportunity to efficiently create an “our community” focus for the unique demographic mix at each of its locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Undergraduate students enrolled in the Business Plan Preparation class in the College of Business Administration spent this past semester working in teams and preparing to compete in a case competition sponsored by Target Corporation. Led by management instructor Richard Quinn, the teams competed against each other to develop a business plan strategy for Target’s sustainability initiative. 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