Competition Calendar 2008 - 2009

To create a successful business plan entrepreneurs must ask themselves key questions, such as: Does the product or service work? Will anyone buy it? Does the organization of the business work? Will this make a profit? Does it deliver social and economic value?

The seminars offered below are intended to help potential entrepreneurs answer these questions and many others. Seminar speakers may change, and locations are TBA. Sign up for announcements of additional events: 1) at any one of these informational sessions or 2) click here!

Competition brochure with key information.

September 11, 2008 Ideafest: Learn about the Tong, Schoofs and Burrill Competitions as well as other key campus entrepreneurship experiences
5:00-6:00pm, Engineering Hall
September 18, 2008 Ideafest: Learn about the Tong, Schoofs and Burrill Competitions as well as other key campus entrepreneurship experiences
5:00-6:00pm, Grainger Hall, room 3070
September 25, 2008 Ideafest: Learn about the Tong, Schoofs and Burrill Competitions as well as other key campus entrepreneurship experiences
5:00-6:00pm, Sellery Hall, Main Lounge
October 9, 2008 Seminar:
"Building a business plan"
Speaker: Eric Brown, Consultant
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
October 16, 2008 Seminar:
"Exploring the marketplace"
Speaker: Michael Enyart, UW-Madison
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
October 23, 2008 Seminar:
"Choosing the legal form of a business"
Speaker: Forthcoming
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
October 30, 2008 Seminar:
"From product to production"
Speaker: Forthcoming
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
November 6, 2008 Seminar:
"Beyond patenting and defending"
Speaker: Forthcoming
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
January 29, 2008

Seminar:
"Financial projections "
Speaker: Phil Greenwood, CPA
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
February 12, 2009 Mini Competition plans due (optional) - Email your entry by 4:00 pm to burrill@bus.wisc.edu for a chance to win an additional $250 on the competition day!
February 19, 2009 Seminar:
"Setting up a retailing venture "
Speaker: Forthcoming
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
March 5, 2009 Seminar:
"Approaching the media "
Speaker: Melissa Anderson, UW-Madison
5:00-6:30pm, Sellery Hall Main-Mini room 29
March 16-20, 2009 Spring break
April 3 , 2009 Written business plans due
April 9, 2009 Mock competition, Grainger Hall, multiple rooms
April 13, 2009 Burrill final Powerpoint presentations due at INSITE in Grainger Hall 2296. [PLEASE NOTE: all presentations must be in Microsoft PowerPoint format; other presentation files made using software such as Keynote or Flash will not be permitted]
April 16, 2009 Student dinner celebration at Sellery Hall - Main Lounge, time forthcoming
April 17, 2009 Business plan judging and awards day

 

CRITICAL DEADLINES

Feb. 12, 2009: Miniplans (optional)

April 3, 2009: Business Plans due

April 9, 2009: Mock competition (entrants only)

April 13, 2009: Final presentations due

April 17, 2009: Competition day

Students

Learn more about the rules G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition and get registered for your chance to win up to $10,000!!