▁been ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁involving ▁teams ▁of ▁students ▁present ing ▁a ▁business ▁plan ▁to ▁jud ges . ▁A ▁c ash ▁prize ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁winning ▁team . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁International ▁Business ▁Plan ▁Compet ition ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Mark ▁C ann ice ▁of ▁the ▁US F ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁and ▁Management . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Champion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁annual ▁event ▁was ▁M ob ius ▁Mic ros ystem s , ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ' s ▁Compet ition ▁drew ▁ 2 5 ▁teams ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁an ▁equally ▁impress ive ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges ▁( e . g . ▁Sh awn ▁F anning ), ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁SF ▁Chron icle ▁in ▁three ▁separate ▁S FC hr on icle ▁articles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁US F - P ac ific ▁Special ty ▁In sur ance ▁International ▁Business ▁Plan ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁its ▁largest ▁don or . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Compet ition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco - Sil icon ▁Valley ▁Global ▁Entre pr ene ur ship ▁Research ▁Conference , ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁featured ▁on ▁S FC hr on icle ▁. ▁ ▁Jud ges ▁included ▁Int