Cameron Marcotte describes his business plan for a theater company at The Met School.

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL / BOB BREIDENBACH

Students at The Met School in Providence this week competed in a business plan competition called Entrepreneurship 360.

Finalists were selected from an initial pool of 15 students to present their plans to a panel of executives. Those selected received financing to start and run their own businesses.

The four winners and their businesses are:

•Cameron Marcotte, High Frequency Theater Co.: He will be starting a nonprofit theater company at the Met School and received $600 for start-up costs.

•Christian Hopkins, First Light Food Vending Co.: He will be offering Native American foods at various Native American events and received $1,000 for start-up costs.

•Josh Bonnenberg, J2K Bicycle Bag Co.: He will manufacture the bags and received $1,000 for start-up costs.

•Jose Morales, JM Productions Record Label and Recording Artist: He received $400 for start-up costs.

Executives of Providence-based Gamer Graffix, a producer of accessories for video games and other consumer electronics, served as mentors to the students for the last two years, and worked with the Met to raise the capital to pay for the business plans. The professionals also served on the panel that judged the students’ plans.

The Met Entrepreneur 360 (E360) course is a 50-hour program for 15 students to learn about concepts and business design. Each student creates and writes a business plan at the end of the course. Students are then selected to present their proposals to a group of possible investors.