| For more information on this
competition,
contact the
Competition Staff.
How do I
participate? back
The University of Delaware seeks
submissions by student entrepreneurs
with business ideas having substantial
growth potential.
A number of alumni have
business ideas and are looking for
students that would like to develop
business plans and compete. Please
contact
sjones@udel.edu if you would like to
participate in the competition as part
of another team or using an alumni idea.
The 2007/08 Schedule is
being finalized, the tentative schedule
is:
2007/08 Schedule
All submissions must be
in Word (.doc) or PDF format and
submitted electronically to
bpc@lerner.udel.edu .
You are
welcome to submit at any stage of the
competition, regardless of whether you
have participated in an earlier phase.
The extensive feedback available at each
phase will give a distinct advantage to
teams who refine their business concept
through all phases of the competition.
Qualified
mentors are
also being sought. Mentors advise
students and encourage them throughout
the process.
Participant
eligibility
requirements? back
A
business
concept,
overview
or plan
may be
submitted
by an
individual
or by a
team, as
long as
at least
one
student
is on
the team
and that
student(s)
are
active
in the
competition.
Students,
faculty
and
staff
are
encouraged
to build
teams
across
schools
at the
University
of
Delaware.
Individual
competitors
and
teams
are
encouraged
to seek
the
assistance
and
participation
of UD
faculty,
alumni,
post-docs,
researchers
and
staff.
Business
eligibility
requirements back
Any submission must be the original work of the submitting team. If you have questions about the status of your submission, please contact the Business Plan Competition Administrator, (see
Competition Staff link) for clarification before entering. If your idea is technology based, it is important that you include a section in your business plan entitled Intellectual Property, Inventions and Technologies, which deals with the question of technology ownership. In other words, "Are you the inventor of this technology?" If you do not understand this question, or are in doubt of the answer, please contact the
Competition Staff .
The University of Delaware Business Plan Competition is primarily for current students of the University of Delaware. The competition is real-world experience. To ensure your eligibility, please adhere to the spirit of the Competition when building your teams and choosing a concept to refine and present. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry that in its sole judgment violates either the letter or the spirit of the Competition.
Competition Prizes back
Prize money is provided by the generous support of competition sponsors. For 2007, the prize categories will be at the discretion of the judges.
Confidentiality back
Many of the judges we ask to
participate in the University of
Delaware Business Plan Competition are
venture capitalists, investment bankers
and other financial investment
professionals. As a general practice,
these financial investment professionals
seldom sign confidentiality or
non-disclosure agreements. However,
participants in the Competition should
understand, and can be confident that
the judges selected will respect the
confidential nature of all submissions
and honor the spirit of the Competition.
Any submission should be assumed
"public disclosure" in the eyes of US
PTO (US Patent and Trademark Office).
Participants whose ideas or inventions
may be patentable may want to consult
counsel prior to disclosure.
The public is invited to the
Finalist's Presentations.
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