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Business Plan Competition 2009 Schedule

While most of the events directly related to the submission of your business plan take place in April and May, the planning process begins fall quarter and continues until April 2, when the 5 - 7 page executive summary is due. Click here for a complete list of the key dates for the 2009 Business Plan Competition.

Date

Event

Location / Time

TBD

UW Science and Technology Showcase & Networking Night

Balmer Undergraduate Commons
5:00-7:00 pm

Thurs, January 8, 2009

Networking Night

HUB 200 ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, January 15

Resource Night #1, Insights from Past Participants

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, January 22

Resource Night #2,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, January 29

Resource Night #3,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, February 5

Resource Night #4,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, February 12

Resource Night #5,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, February 19

Resource Night #6,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, February 26

Resource Night #7,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Thurs, March 5

Resource Night #8,

HUB 200ABC
6:00-7:30 pm

Fri, March 13

Intent to Submit Due
(Not mandatory, but highly recommended!)
Click here for more information.

Submit to CIE via an online form by 5:00 pm. Form will be posted in late February.

Thurs, April 2
Note this date!

DEADLINE to Submit Your Executive Summary (5-7 pages) This is your official submission to the Business Plan Competition!
Click here for judging criteria.

Submit to CIE via email at uwcie@u.washington.edu by 5:00 pm

April 3-5

Screening Round

Closed Session/Judges Only

Mon, April 6

Announcement of Advancing Teams

Via email

TBD

Investment Round Resource Night (Mandatory that at least one person from each team attend.)

Location TBD
6:00-7:30 p.m.

Wed, April 22

DEADLINE to Submit Revised (ONE PAGE) Executive Summary
Click here for examples.

Submit to CIE via email at uwcie@u.washington.edu by 5:00 pm

Tues, April 28

Investment Round
Announcement of Advancing Teams at 6:30 pm

HUB West Ballroom
1:00-5:00 pm

Thurs, May 7

Coaching Round (Noncompetitive, but mandatory round. Have your PowerPoints ready!)

Location TBD
6:00-8:30 pm

Mon, May 18

DEADLINE to Submit Full Business Plan
(12-15 pages)

7 hard copies delivered or mailed to the CIE Office and PDF emailed to uwcie@u.washington.edu by 5:00 pm

Thurs, May 21

Sweet Sixteen

HUB (various rooms)
8:00 am-12:00 pm

Thurs, May 21

Final Round

HUB 200ABC
1:00-4:30 pm

Thurs, May 21

Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Bell Harbor
6:00-8:30 pm

Promoting learning and
discovery in entrepreneurship

Contact Information

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Michael G. Foster School of Business
Lewis Hall 320, Box 353200

P: 206-685-9868
Email: uwcie@u.washington.edu

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