UIC's
Annual Business Plan Competition
December 19, 2006
Prizes: $20,000 cash plus in kind services valued at more than $35,000
Concept2Venture®
(C2V)
will be held on campus and is open to undergraduate and graduate student teams
from any of UIC's 15 colleges, including teams made up of students from multiple
colleges. The inaugural event will give students an opportunity to compete for
awards exceeding $55,000 for their business ideas. Contestants and audience
members will learn from community experts what investors want to see in a new
company business plan. A distinguished panel of experts including entrepreneurs,
venture capitalists, investors, and service providers will judge the entries
and provide valuable feedback. Teams will be evaluated based on written business
plans
and 15-minute oral presentations. For details, please refer to the "Official
Rules." Some teams competing in C2V®
will go on to represent UIC at various regional and national business plan competitions.
For details, please refer to "External Competitions."
C2V®
2006 will be open to the public and the community is encouraged to attend free
of charge. The competition is hosted by UIC's College of Business Administration
and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and is supported through the philanthropy
of dedicated donors, including UIC alumni. C2V®
welcomes your participation and sponsorship.
On September 8, 2006 Entrepreneurship
Professor Rod Shrader will hold the official C2V®
kickoff session from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Student Center East, Room 302. This event
will include an overview of the competition, a question and answer period, and
a workshop
on how to write an effective business plan. To help us prepare, those interested
in participating are asked to RSVP the C2V
Team.
Thinking about entering C2V® 2006?
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about C2V®
and/or other upcoming events organized by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies?
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director, at rshrader@concept2venture.org. (please make it sure your e-mail receive e-mail from both concept2venture.org domain and uic.edu domain.)
