YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, June 8, 2004 —Roslyn R. Bolden, a current Antioch University McGregor student was awarded the I-Zone Business Challenge Student Award on May 15, 2004.  Roslyn received $1,000 award for her submission of a business plan focused on providing personal concierge services to professional women within Ohio region. The focus of the business plan offered professional women flexibility to focus on family and work by providing financial services, vacation and special event planning to assist women with work and family balance.  Roslyn initially completed the business plan as an assignment requirement for her Entrepreneur and New Business Formation class, where Dr. John Hogan was her professor. Dr. Hogan recommended that Roslyn submit her plan to the competition.

The I-Zone Business Plan Challenge, sponsored by the Downtown Dayton Partnership sponsors the $100,000 Business Competition challenge. The goal of the challenge is to increase the number of start-upbusinesses in the Dayton Region. Statistics show that start-ups are the largest driver of new jobs in metro areas. Thus, increasing the number of start-ups in the region will aid job creation and improve Dayton's growth.

Congratulations to one of Antioch University McGregor’s own, Roslyn R. Bolden

	Michael Robinson, Director, Graduate Management Program & i-Zone Business Plan Challenge Winner, Roslyn Bolden

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