UB grads turn MBA project into tech startup.(University at Buffalo students form Student Voice)(Brief Article)

When a group of University at Buffalo MBA students won a business plan competition last December, the $25,000 prize money provided not only start-up funds but a boost of confidence and energy that has helped the group attract venture capital dollars and land its first client.

With such accomplishments under their belts, you might expect the three 20-something founders of Student Voice to be a bit cocky or to sound like some of the young dot-com wannabe millionaires nationally whose fortunes and subsequent demise topped the headlines over the past 18 months.

Instead, the group members are taking all the advice and counsel they can get from executives at several area tech firms, including@visory, which has taken an equity stake in the firm, and …