Each year, the Entrepreneurship Center, in conjunction with the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), holds an internal best field case competition, The Cecil Boatright Business Plan Competition, to select the top field cases completed by COB teams.  The competition is funded, in part, by the generosity of the SCORE Foundation and named for the late Cecil Boatright, Manager of the Cincinnati Branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Graduate-level and senior undergraduate-level work closely with faculty over a 10-week period to develop comprehensive business plans for local area businesses.  During the consulting phase, students record a history of the firm, identify goals and objectives, and discuss strategies to achieve these goals.  Past projects have included assistance with industry and competitive analysis, preparing business plans, developing marketing strategies, and training employees.

The Cecil Boatright Competition is a part of the intense small business/entrepreneurship curriculum and the Small Business Institute® field case consulting program.  The competition has been established to enhance the students' learning of the fundamental knowledge and skills required for strategic thinking and decision-making and fulfill the Entrepreneurship Center's mission in providing "practical hands-on advice and council to small, entrepreneurial, and family business ventures."