New Venture Challenge Series

Turning Your Idea into a Business

An NVC business plan boot camp

Wednesday, January 18, 2012,

3:00-7:30pm at ATLAS – University of Colorado at Boulder

Boost your chances of developing a successful business plan.

Get the essentials at this NVC boot camp!

This CU New Venture Challenge (NVC) boot camp offers an intensive workshop in entrepreneurship basics that will boost your chance of developing a successful business plan. CU instructors and professional entrepreneurs will offer advice on various aspects of planning, starting, successfully pitching, and gaining funding for your new venture. Don’t miss this half-day session to get answers to your questions and get set on the right track for whatever business you want to start!
 
If you are planning to enter the CU NVC, CU’s business plan competition, you should not miss this session. But you do not have to be a CU NVC team to attend the boot camp. Open to all CU students and the public.
 
The program starts at 3:00pm. Networking and refreshments at 6:30pm. For more information about the CU New Venture Challenge, call 303-492-8936 or email info@cunvc.org

Who should attend?

• Anyone thinking about developing an idea into a new business.
• Anyone currently writing a business plan.
• Anyone wanting to learn more about entrepreneurship.
• Anyone constantly thinking about ideas that would make good businesses.
• Anyone planning to participate in the CU New Venture Challenge business plan competition (deadline on March 8, competition on April 5), visit cunvc.org

The NVC boot camp will teach you how to incorporate various business functions into your business plan and startup idea.
 
Topics covered
New Venture Challenge cunvc.org
Business plan preparation
Marketing
Financial considerations for entrepreneurs
Bootstrapping Resources
Presentation techniques

Schedule*
3:00-3:20       Introduction
3:20-3:30       Overview of a business plan in 10-minutes or less
3:30-4:15       Finding your value proposition + first 10 customers
4:15-4:45       Putting together a financial model + funding your dream
4:45-5:15       Presenting your business idea
5:15-6:00       Track Breakout Session: planning new ventures
                        General New Ventures - Room 100
                        Cleantech Ventures - Room 229
                        IT Ventures - Room 1B31
                        Music Ventures - Room 1B25
                        Social Impact Ventures - Room 104
6:30-7:30       Ad hoc advising, networking, pizza & root beer

*Come for some or all

Made possible by CU's New Venture Challenge partners:
The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Silicon Flatirons Center
ATLAS
eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship
Center for Education on Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship Center for Music
CU Cleantech

With support from:
Zayo Group
First Western Bank Trust
MFB IP Law