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January 30, 2008: Intention to Present Due
February 15, 2008 - John Brown Seminar
February 22, 2008 - Jim McNally Seminar
March 7, 2008 - Roger E. Michener & Phil Askenazy - Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Oh My: Intellectual Property Considerations for Startup Firms
March 31, 2008: Written Plan / Entry Form Due
April 11, 2008: Competition Date and Live Presentation
Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Oh My: Intellectual Property Considerations for Startup Firms
Guest Speakers: Roger E. Michener & Phil Askenazy
Friday, MAR 7th
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Anderson Graduate School
GSM 302
Lunch will be served. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. Your RSVP will
allow enough food to be ordered: bizplan@mgt.unm.edu
Pre-Competition seminars and workshops, lead by business community partners and faculty members, will be held to help students research and compose their business plans.
Download Rules Summary and Calendar of Important Dates
Fri, Feb. 15 - John Brown - Right on the Money: Financial Projections in Business Plans
Fri, Feb. 22 - Jim McNally - Who's the Boss Around Here Anyway? Making It as an Entrepreneur
RSVP to bizplan@mgt.unm.edu
Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) is offering a FREE SERIES OF WORKSHOPS designed to benefit budding entrepreneurs. These four-hour sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 8:00am - 12:00pm, beginning this Wednesday, January 9th, at the UNM Science and Technology Park Auditorium at 800 Bradbury Dr SE.
TVC sponsors the second-place TVC Lockheed Martin Prize for the UNM Technology Business Plan Competition, and TVC leaders will be among the judges at the competition on April 11th. So these meetings are a terrific way to add to your approach of the business plan sections.
Here are the dates and workshop topics:
* * * Prior to the Competition * * *
Wed, Jan. 9 - Entering the Entrepreneurial World
Wed, Feb. 6 - Market Research and the Marketing Plan (GREAT for the Market Data
section)
Wed, Mar. 5 - Financial Management (EXCELLENT for the Financial Projections section)
Wed, April 9 - Preparing and Presenting the Business Plan (Good timing)
* * * Following the Competition * * *
Wed, May 7 - Operations Startup, Monitoring and HR
Wed, June 11 - Attracting Equity Investors and Lessons Learned
RSVPs are requested prior to each seminar. There is no cost, but a quick phone call or email is required.
Contact Margaret Speer, 843-4202 (margaret.speer@lmco.com); Andrea Nash, 764-3725 (anash@abqchamber.com); or Phil Castillo, 842-9003 (Phil_Castillo@ahcnm.org).
This Wednesday's Workshop Information:
January 9th: Entering the Entrepreneurial World
This session introduces the emerging or expanding entrepreneur to the services of
Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC), commercializing a technology-based product, analyzing
the business and financial potential of a product, and exploring the organization and legal
alternatives.
Featured Presenters:
Charles Johnson, President/CEO - The Johnson Strategy Group
Gary Oppedahl, President - TBAB Health Care Services of New Mexico
Tod Novak, CEO - The Novak Group
Also, check out TVC's general resource page: http://www.techventures.org/resources/index.php
TVC's Center for Commercialization and Entrepreneurial Training is hosting these workshops, which are sponsored by Technology Ventures Corporation, Sandia National Laboratories, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, UNM Anderson School of Management, and the City of Albuquerque Office of Economic Development. CCET is the education/training arm of Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC), in partnership with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
Right on the Money: Financial Projections in Business Plans
Guest Speaker: John Brown
FEB 15th
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Anderson Graduate School
GSM 302
Lunch will be served. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. Your RSVP will
allow enough food to be ordered: bizplan@mgt.unm.edu
Who's the Boss Around Here Anyway? Making It as an Entrepreneur
Guest Speaker: Jim McNally, Ph.D.
FEB 22nd
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Anderson Graduate School
GSM 302
Lunch will be served. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. Your RSVP will
allow enough food to be ordered: bizplan@mgt.unm.edu
Download the flyer for more information about Dr. Ned A. Godshall and the seminar.
Lessons from the Front: One Entrepreneur's Experience with Business Planning
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ned A. Godshall, Altea
Tuesday, DEC 14th
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Anderson Graduate School
GSM 302
Lunch will be served. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. Your RSVP will
allow enough food to be ordered: bizplan@mgt.unm.edu
Download the flyer for more information about Gavin Christensen and the seminar.
What VC Firms Look for in a Business Plan
Guest Speaker: Gavin Christensen, v|Spring Capital
Tuesday, NOV 13th
Noon - 1:30 pm
Anderson Graduate School
GSM 318
Lunch will be served. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. Your RSVP will allow enough food to be ordered: bizplan@mgt.unm.edu