As posted in this blog last week, The PLAN Fund recently hosted its 2011 Business Plan Competition. The event was exclusively sponsored by Capital One.

After several months of hard work and stiff competition, four entrepreneurs emerged as the finalists for over $3,000 in grant funding and software for their businesses.

We are proud to announce that this year’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year is David Vasquez from United Medical Evaluators!

“David soared through the first round of competition with the highest-ranked business plan in the competition. He secured his victory with a stellar presentation before an audience of nearly forty people, including our remarkable panel of judges,” says Jeremy Gregg, Executive Director of The PLAN Fund.

“We are proud to name David Vasquez our Entrepreneur of the Year.”

The PLAN Fund’s 2011 Business Plan Competition began in August, when over a dozen hand-selected small business owners were invited to attend a half-day orientation and business planning workshop. Invites were extended to a small group of entrepreneurs who had successfully completed a robust training program through either the PLAN Fund or one of its nonprofit partners. Mr. Vasquez was invited as a past graduate of the PLAN Fund’s Small Business IDA program, which was offered in partnership with the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas.

“We knew that David was something special during those initial sessions with the YWCA. He had a gleam in his eye when he talked about his business, and the instructor who led the sessions commented on how remarkably dedicated David appeared to be,” continues Gregg.

“Over the past year, David has built his company into one of the most profitable start-ups that we have ever had the privilege to support. We expect great things from David and his team over the coming years.”

Learn more about David’s company here:
http://unitedmedeval.com/contactus.aspx

You can also see photos of David and our other finalists on our Flickr sitehere: