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2012 Competition Timeline

Market Research Workshop (held 11/17): Watch it online! Download the slides!

Speaker: Dr. Dean Chang, Director of Mtech's Venture Programs and Director of the Technology Advancement Program.

Dollars & Sense: Will Your Idea Make Money?
(held 12/2)

So you've got the best idea since sliced bread, but how do you know if it will actually make money? The truth is you won't until you start selling it. But before you get to that point, you need to build a financial plan to figure out if your revenue and cost assumptions and projections make any sense. In this workshop, you will learn how to build a robust financial model that can be used not only for your business plan entries, but also as a tool for scenario building and sensitivity analysis.

Free Executive Summary Workshop
(held 02/03): Watch it online! Download Craig's notes!

Executive summaries should all provide the same basic information (company description, value proposition, etc.), but presenting that information in an exciting and memorable way is difficult. Learn here how to intrigue the judges with your executive summary so they want to see your business plan in the UM $75K Business Plan Competition finals.

Entrepreneurship and the Triple Bottom Line
Friday, Feburary 17, 12-2 p.m.
Room 1107 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
Cost: Free! (register)

Entrepreneurship with social impact can be the future of a better business world- but how do you make money while doing good? What is the right business model for a specific objective? Where can you capture additional value in the pie? Join us for a lecture and workshop on triple-bottom-line entrepreneurship. The Center For Social Value Creation of the Smith School will be presenting on the basics of social innovation and frameworks for business planning beyond profit. The second half of the session, staff will be available for one-on-one advising on your social impact ideas.

Register to attend!

February 26, 2012: Executive Summaries Due! (how to enter)

March 9, 2012: Business Plans Due

April 20, 2012: Finals

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