Business Plan Contest CalendarRock Center Event Calendar |
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| 12/14/11 | Entry Form DueRegister for the Business Venture Track of the Contest via online poll. |
12:00 noon | ||
| 2/14/12 | Women in Entrepreneurship: Panel DiscussionMeet and hear from current Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Gwill York, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lighthouse Capital and Lauri Union, former CEO for Union Corrugating; Danielle Weinblatt, CEO of Take The Interview and Susan Hunt Stevens, CEO of Practically Green as they share their stories on founding and growing their companies. Prof. Janet Kraus will moderate. |
Aldrich 107 |
4:00pm | |
| 2/23/12 | Speaker Series: Developing & Pitching Your PlanStephen "Zam" Zamierowski (Director, Deloitte Services), entrepreneur and long-time Business Plan Contest judge, will lead this session on how to "pitch" your business plan to venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. |
Aldrich 207 |
4:00pm | |
| 2/28/12 | Speaker Series: Developing a Financial Plan for the b-plan documentRock Center EiR, Eric Paley (Managing Partner, Founder Collective), Steve Boulanger (Chief Financial Officer, Care.com) and Scott Yaphe (General Partner, ABS Ventures) will present tips on how to prepare the financials section of your business plan. They will talk about their experience as investors, entrepreneurs and business plan judges with the kind of financial projections they normally see in business plans. They'll highlight common mistakes and suggest ways to avoid these pitfalls. |
Aldrich 207 |
4:00pm | |
| 3/6/12 | Speaker Series: Financing For Your Business PlanDayna Grayson, North Bridge Venture Partners and John Simon, General Catalyst will talk about how to think about your idea and business plan from the perspective of potential investors. |
Aldrich 207 |
4:00pm | |
| 3/22/12 | Intent to Present Form DueTeams that wish to present to judges on Super Saturday, and move forward in the Contest, must complete this online poll to signal their intent to submit a plan on 3/29 and to present to judges on 3/31. |
12:00 noon | ||
| 3/29/12 | Actual Business Plans DueBusiness Venture Track plans due. |
Rock 107 |
12:00 noon | |
| 3/31/12 | Super Saturday JudgingAll teams who submit a Business Venture Track plan by noon on 3/29 will be eligible to present to judges. |
Aldrich classrooms |
Morning | |
| 4/10/12 | Reimbursement Grant Form DueReimbursement Grant Form and original receipts due for eligible teams. |
Rock 107 |
12:00 noon | |
| 4/24/12 | Finals & Awards CeremonyCome watch the Business Plan Contest Finals & Awards Ceremony. Finalists in both the Business Venture Track and the Social Venture Track will make presentations and the winners will be announced. The winner of the Alumni New Venture Contest, chosen 4/23/12, will also make a presentation of their plan. |
Burden Aud |
4:30pm | |
Past Events - videos & handouts
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Eric Ries, 9/21/11 |
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