During the weekend of March 23rd-25th, 66 CR and Humboldt students along with community members, participated in the Second Annual Humboldt School of Business Startup Weekend sponsored by Techstars and Google.  Thirty or so business idea “pitches” were made Friday night and 10 final teams were chosen who worked incredibly hard over the weekend to develop these ideas into potential businesses. Teams went out to validate their customer base, hone in on their competitive advantage and develop their financial models. Mentors from all across the campus and community participated in helping the teams achieve their goals. Final presentations were held Sunday night, March 25th to a packed crowd in Founders Hall. Judges for the competition were Janet DePace from the Small Business Development Center, David Narum from Blue Lake Rancheria, and Armatoj Singh, of Blah Blah Hedge fund in New York City. The winning teams were: 1st place- Humboldt Wrench Collective, a membership based business providing space and tools to work on your vehicles or machinery, 2nd place- Unipool, a carpool app for local College students, 3rd Place- La Floresta, a business built around manufacturing products from the soap nut, and the Crowd Favorite was Color, a business developing foundation and make up products for people of color.