For These Student Entrepreneurship Winners, It's All In The Family Business
These two winning e-Fest teams aim to reduce distracted driving and help diabetics
- The judges were impressed, too: The brother and sister behind Team SMARTwheel, from the University of New Hampshire, came in second and won a $40,000 prize.
- Brian Evarts, 57, has spent his career as a manufacturing manager for Fortune 50 companies.
- The New Hampshire parents enthusiastically supported them when they came up with the intriguing business idea for SMARTwheel: a "smart" steering wheel and app to prevent automobile accidents by providing distracted driving warnings and improving driving habits.