MBA Experience

Business Plan Contest: Dates & Deadlines

11.29.11 Social Entrepreneurship: Taking Ideas Into Action panel discussion. Harvard iLab 5:00 - 6:00 pm
11.29.11 Teambuilding Mixer for Social Venture Track Harvard iLab 6:00 - 7:00 pm
12.14.11 For teams with an HBS MBA Student: Contest Entry Form due to be eligible for expense reimbursement By email to se@hbs.edu 12:00 noon
2.6.12 For teams without an HBS MBA Student: Contest Entry Form due to be eligible for expense reimbursement By email to se@hbs.edu 12:00 noon
2.14.12 WORKSHOP: Developing an Effective Social Enterprise Business Plan, led by Professor Allen Grossman Harvard iLab Northwest Corner 5:00 - 6:00 pm
2.29.12 WORKSHOP: Designing Leading-Edge Social Ventures, led by Jim Bildner, The Hauser Center for Nonprofits Harvard iLab 5:00 - 6:15 pm
3.5.12 WORKSHOP: Identifying the Market for Social Ventures: Invested Development; EGG-energy; Grassroots Business Fund; Promethean Power Harvard iLab 5:00 - 6:00 pm
3.21.12 WORKSHOP: What Makes a Great Social Entrepreneur? Led by Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green Harvard iLab 5:00 - 6:15 pm
3.22.12 Intent to Present and Executive Summaries Due. Also deadline to submit Contest Entry Form if not previously submitted Social Enterprise Initiative, Loeb 31 and by email to se@hbs.edu 12:00 noon
3.29.12 Executive Summary feedback and announcement of semi-finalist teams

4.5.12 Business Plan and PPT Due for all Social Venture Track semi-finalist teams Social Enterprise Initiative Loeb 31 12:00 noon
4.12.12 Semi-Final Round of Judging TBD
1:00 pm — 5:00 pm
4.19.12 Revised Business Plans due for Finalists Social Enterprise Initiative, Loeb 31 9:00 am
4.24.12 Contest Finals for Social Venture Track TBD 1:00 – 4:30 pm
4.24.12 Contest Awards Ceremony for Social Venture and Business Venture Tracks Burden Auditorium 4:30 – 6:00 pm