John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition
2011-2012 Timeline
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| Sep 26 |
First Mixer |
5:00 PM |
Wyoming Technology Business Center |
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1938 Harney St. (22nd & Harney St.) |
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| Oct 4 |
Second Mixer |
11:45 AM |
College of Business, Room 209 |
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| Oct 18 |
Third Mixer |
12:00 PM |
College of Ag, Room 137 |
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| Oct 24 |
Fourth Mixer |
3:00 PM |
College of Engineering, Room 2030 |
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| Oct 31 |
Team Leader Registration and Business Concepts Due |
1:00 PM |
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Team leader must be a currently enrolled UW student. Teammates can be added throughout the competition but must be registered by February 1, 2012. Registration is done via the $30K website. Team leader submits the business concept and a brief bio of each team member (UW Major, year in school, hometown). Business concept should not exceed 2 pages. See the $30K website for an idea of what should be covered. Concept may be emailed to uwmgtmkt@uwyo.edu or brought in on a flash drive or CD to the Management and Marketing office, College of Business 354 E. |
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| Nov 11 |
Semi-finalists announced at noon |
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Up to ten semi-finalists will be selected from the business concept submissions and move on to the interview process. Semi-finalist team leaders will be contacted to set up interview times. Semi-finalist teams will be announced in the news section of the website. |
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| Nov 14-18 |
Screening Interviews of Semi-finalists |
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30 minute team interviews will be conducted by local business experts to determine viability and passion. |
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| Nov 30 |
Competition Finalists Selected and Announced |
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WTBC business counselors will be assigned to guide and mentor the finalists in preparation of the business plan and final presentation in March. |
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| Feb 1 |
Last day to register team members |
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| Feb 29 |
Business Plans Due |
1:00 PM |
College of Business, Room 354 |
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Finalists will submit their plans to the coordinator in the College of Business 354 E. Plans can be submitted via email or brought in on flash drive/CD. Plans will be converted to .pdf and shared with the WTBC business counselors and judges. Plans will not be accepted after 1 pm. |
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| Mar 16 |
Judge comments and suggestions provided to teams |
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Teams are urged to make adjustments prior to the final presentation. |
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| Mar 30 |
John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition |
Location TBA |
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Finalists will present their business plan to a panel of judges. Presentations may not exceed 20 minutes and teams should be prepared for an additional 10 minute Q&A with the judging panel. Teams may use props, PowerPoint, etc. |
