FIU's faculty, staff, students, and alumni thank our generous supporters who made the 2007 Challenge possible.

CHALLENGE SPONSOR

J.I. Kislak Family Fund

PRIZE SPONSORS
Ana Cela Harris, Esq.
The ASTRI Group, LLC
Avisena, Inc.
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLC
Hoodiny Entertainment Group, LLC
Pharmed Group, Inc.

WORKSHOP SPONSORS
Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer, CPAs
Doral Capital, LLC
Tudog International Consulting, Inc.

FRIEND OF THE CHALLENGE
Entertainment/T.V. News & Views, Inc.

FIU and the Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center also wish to thank long time friend and sponsor of the Challenge for the 4 years, Mr. Howard J. Leonhardt.

For the past four years, the New Venture Challenge Business Plan Competition was made possible by a generous contribution from Howard J. Leonhardt, founder, chairman, and CEO of Bioheart, Inc., a company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of cellular-based products for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.  An inventor as well as an entrepreneur, Leonhardt has seven issued U.S. patents in the cardiovascular sciences and other patents pending worldwide.