Dr. Farrell has coached student teams and individual entrepreneurs.
Collectively, her students have won more than $150,000 in prizes.
Order of Entrepreneurship, Created award program inducting students who run entrepreneurial enterprises while attending the University, Inaugural event Spring 2011.
Louis Westergard, 1st Place, Innovacorp Business Competition, $5000.
Philip Clowater and Findlay Hilchi, 3rd Place UNB Business Plan Competition, $1500.
Atlantic and Provincial Winner, SIFE Canada National Awards. Leah, Skerry, 2009.
Atlantic and Provincial Winner, SIFE Canada National Awards. Brad LeBlanc, 2008.
Runner’s-Up, Enterprize (sic) 2008 – Atlantic & National Contestants, Ryan MacKenzie, Chris Woodburn, Corey Hollis and Jamie deWolfe. $4000, Floorplay.
Best Financials, CIBC & University of New Brunswick, St. John, N.B., Ryan MacKenzie. $500, Floorplay.
Second Place, ACE Student Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007 – Duncan Enman of CanStockPhoto.com
Runner’s-Up, Enterprize (sic) 2007 – Atlantic & National Contestents, Halifax, NS, $8000 – HangTime.com.
Third Place, Enterprize (sic) 2007 Atlantic, Halifax, NS, $4000 – Pet Life Assurance Co.
Best Financials, CIBC & University of New Brunswick, St. John, N.B. – Pet Life Assurance Co.
Most Innovative Technology, Whats the Big Idea, Halifax, NS $1000 – HangTime.com.
Most Creative Idea, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS$1000 – HangTime.com.
Most Innovative Technology, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $1,000 – iJog.
Overall Winner, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $2,000 – Rex Technologies.
Best Student Business, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $1,000 - CanStockPhoto.com.
Overall Winner, Best Export Idea, Most Innovative Technology, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $5,000 – Exact Wind.
Canadian Conference Winners, CanAm Bowl, Winnipeg, Manitoba, $100,000 finance and $3000 cash – Exact Wind.
Best Written Business Plan, Can Am Bowl, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Exact Wind. $1,500.
Finalists (two groups), Ivey Business Plan Competition, 2005. Exact Wind (Ryan McInnis, Amy Theriault, Dave Lank and Sean LeBlanc) and Skylar Technologies (Teryl Taylor, Tyler Swan, Neil Cody and Sudhindra Tawari (two undergraduates competing in graduate level competition).
Best Business Start-up, North Eastern Universities Business Plan Competition, 2005. New Brunswick. Coached Denise Pearcey and Peter Bragg Time-Worn Timber. $2,000.
Best Financials – Graduate and Undergraduate, North Eastern Universities Business Plan Competition, 2005. Time-Worn Timber (undergraduate team won prize while competing at graduate level).
Finalists (two groups), Queen’s Entrepreneurship Competition. Traditional Timber (Peter Bragg, Denise Pearcey, Eric Pook, Marie Frenette and Simon Partington) and Van-Go Canvas Repair (Peter Mahoney, Katie Earl and Lindsay Broghan). Kingston, 2004.
Gold Medal, CIBC/Ivey Business Plan Competition. Coached Nicole Methven and Clare Biddelph in first ever Canadian MBA Championship, London, Ontario, March, 2000. $15,000.
Divison Winners, Fast Pitch, International Business Plan Competition. Coached Nicole Methven and Clare Biddelph, University of Texas at Austin, May, 2000. $1,500.
Silver Award, Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1999. Coached Jamie Renouf and Kevin Penny awarded Silver Medal $2000. Only Atlantic university invited to finals, and only money winner outside Ontario.
Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1997. Coach to Chris MacDonald, Scott Bentley, Neil Dixon and awarded Most Entrepreneurial Spirit, $500. Only Atlantic university invited to finals, and only money winner outside Ontario.
Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1996. Coach to Cathy King; awarded third prize $500; only finalist invited east of Quebec.
Louis Westergard, 1st Place, Innovacorp Business Competition, $5000.
Philip Clowater and Findlay Hilchi, 3rd Place UNB Business Plan Competition, $1500.
Atlantic and Provincial Winner, SIFE Canada National Awards. Leah, Skerry, 2009.
Atlantic and Provincial Winner, SIFE Canada National Awards. Brad LeBlanc, 2008.
Runner’s-Up, Enterprize (sic) 2008 – Atlantic & National Contestants, Ryan MacKenzie, Chris Woodburn, Corey Hollis and Jamie deWolfe. $4000, Floorplay.
Best Financials, CIBC & University of New Brunswick, St. John, N.B., Ryan MacKenzie. $500, Floorplay.
Second Place, ACE Student Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007 – Duncan Enman of CanStockPhoto.com
Runner’s-Up, Enterprize (sic) 2007 – Atlantic & National Contestents, Halifax, NS, $8000 – HangTime.com.
Third Place, Enterprize (sic) 2007 Atlantic, Halifax, NS, $4000 – Pet Life Assurance Co.
Best Financials, CIBC & University of New Brunswick, St. John, N.B. – Pet Life Assurance Co.
Most Innovative Technology, Whats the Big Idea, Halifax, NS $1000 – HangTime.com.
Most Creative Idea, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS$1000 – HangTime.com.
Most Innovative Technology, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $1,000 – iJog.
Overall Winner, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $2,000 – Rex Technologies.
Best Student Business, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $1,000 - CanStockPhoto.com.
Overall Winner, Best Export Idea, Most Innovative Technology, What’s the Big Idea, Halifax, NS, $5,000 – Exact Wind.
Canadian Conference Winners, CanAm Bowl, Winnipeg, Manitoba, $100,000 finance and $3000 cash – Exact Wind.
Best Written Business Plan, Can Am Bowl, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Exact Wind. $1,500.
Finalists (two groups), Ivey Business Plan Competition, 2005. Exact Wind (Ryan McInnis, Amy Theriault, Dave Lank and Sean LeBlanc) and Skylar Technologies (Teryl Taylor, Tyler Swan, Neil Cody and Sudhindra Tawari (two undergraduates competing in graduate level competition).
Best Business Start-up, North Eastern Universities Business Plan Competition, 2005. New Brunswick. Coached Denise Pearcey and Peter Bragg Time-Worn Timber. $2,000.
Best Financials – Graduate and Undergraduate, North Eastern Universities Business Plan Competition, 2005. Time-Worn Timber (undergraduate team won prize while competing at graduate level).
Finalists (two groups), Queen’s Entrepreneurship Competition. Traditional Timber (Peter Bragg, Denise Pearcey, Eric Pook, Marie Frenette and Simon Partington) and Van-Go Canvas Repair (Peter Mahoney, Katie Earl and Lindsay Broghan). Kingston, 2004.
Gold Medal, CIBC/Ivey Business Plan Competition. Coached Nicole Methven and Clare Biddelph in first ever Canadian MBA Championship, London, Ontario, March, 2000. $15,000.
Divison Winners, Fast Pitch, International Business Plan Competition. Coached Nicole Methven and Clare Biddelph, University of Texas at Austin, May, 2000. $1,500.
Silver Award, Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1999. Coached Jamie Renouf and Kevin Penny awarded Silver Medal $2000. Only Atlantic university invited to finals, and only money winner outside Ontario.
Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1997. Coach to Chris MacDonald, Scott Bentley, Neil Dixon and awarded Most Entrepreneurial Spirit, $500. Only Atlantic university invited to finals, and only money winner outside Ontario.
Queen’s Entrepreneur’s Competition, 1996. Coach to Cathy King; awarded third prize $500; only finalist invited east of Quebec.