[caption id="" align="alignright" width="304"] SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany is hosting the final round of the New York Business Plan Competition Friday.[/caption]

I wanted to share with you the following article that was published by The Business Review:

Some of the most entrepreneurial-minded students in New York will pitch their business plans Friday in one of the largest student business plan competitions in the northeast.

Among the businesses from the Albany region are Double D's, a startup to manufacture bras and sell the undergarments in Kenya; ChugaChaga, a beverage company mixing the superfood chaga with tea; and Aureonic, a nanotechnology company that develops nanosensers to use in high temperature combustion environments.

These are three of the 12 teams from the Albany area competing in the New York Business Plan Competition. In total, 120 teams from across the state, representing 37 colleges and universities, will compete for $500,000 in prizes. This is the sixth year of the competition.

Last year, Glauconix, a startup run by SUNY Polytechnic Institute students, won $100,000 f or its technology for more effective drug screening to prevent glaucoma. Earlier this year, the startup received$250,000 in funding.

Students from University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Skidmore College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute and Albany Law School will present. Many of these students have been preparing for months. Several area colleges organized a series on entrepreneurial topics, like business models, finance, marketing and pitching.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany. The finalists are announced at 3 p.m.

Here's a roster of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, business executives and others judging the event.

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Apr 24, 2015, 7:46 am EDT | Megan Rogers