Harvard Entrepreneurial Learning Program (H.E.L.P.)
H.E.L.P. is designed to complement the HBS Business Plan Contest. HELP offers structured seminars that are coordinated with the Contest schedule over the course of the second year. H.E.L.P. will include a series of practical "how to" seminars related to aspects of the business plan, networking opportunities to speak with other entrepreneurs, and a forum in which to test business plan concepts and receive feedback.
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Baker Library
Baker Library offers outstanding resources for conducting research and for building a network! The Business Plans section of the Baker Library Entrepreneurship Guide offers resources for the research needs of business plan participants.
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Research Grants
Go to rules page (policies & guidelines)
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HBS Student Clubs
The HBS Business Plan Contest is co-sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Club and the Social Enterprise Club. Getting involved with these and other student clubs, and taking advantage of the resources they offer may be helpful in terms of developing contacts, building a network, and receiving feedback and advice.
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Social Enterprise
The Social Enterprise Business Plan Contest's Sacerdote Support Fellowship was created to support Harvard Business School students, who are committed to the launch of their social enterprise idea, with a three month fellowship during the summer following the Business Plan Contest. The support award will allow more individuals to develop their business plan and, ultimately, enable more and stronger social enterprises to serve society. Recipients must be finalists in the Social Enterprise Track of the HBS Business Plan Contest and will be chosen through a selective process and will be evaluated on their individual commitment to launching the business plan and their projected activities during the three-month fellowship period.
Additional resources for students in the Social Enterprise track can be found
here.
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External Resources
> Palo Alto software has kindly offered to let students use their business plan pro software. Additional resources including a white paper about business plan competitions, how to win, and specifically, how to use Business Plan Pro to write a better plan can be found here. To receive your free download of Business Plan Pro 2008 Premier, visit their website (contact Alice Moses for the competition code).
> A company called iRise offers a tool for rapid simulation and prototyping of software products. Visit their visit their website for information.
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