UT AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND RESOURCES to HELP ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS FALL 2010
1. MEET THE UT AND REGIONAL RESOURCE PROVIDERS FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS
Information on UT Business Plan Competition including cash awards of up to $10,000 and expert help for developing your business ideas, plus other UT and RGP assistance available to innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs. Winners also may qualify for up to $50,000 in Ignite Grants via RGP, if eligible.
Come to free info sessions on campus:- Sept. 20 – 4 p.m. - Health Education Building (HSC), Room 105 (refreshments)
- Sept. 22 – 3 p.m. - Nitschke Hall, Room 1027 (refreshments)
- Sept. 23 – 12 p.m. - Stranahan Hall, Room 3100 (pizza served)
All interested UT faculty members, students and staff members are invited. Can't make these events? Contact UT's Mark Fox at 419.530.6229 for more information.
2. IE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION – APPLICATION WORKSHOP
Get expert assistance writing your business plan competition application!
- Sept. 29, 10 – Noon, College of Business, Stranahan Hall, Room 3100, N ( PNC Entrepreneurship Lab in Savage Complex)
Can't make this event? Contact Dr. Sonny Ariss, 419.530.4060 for assistance.
3. RGP "NWO ENTREPRENEURIAL FAIR"
Get information about entrepreneurial support programs all in one place (Awards and prizes)
- October 11, 5 – 8 p.m. - Hilton Garden Inn, Levis Commons, Perrysburg Free and open to the public.
Contact: www.rocketventures.org or the Regional Growth Partnership 419.252.2700 Ext. 316
4. "ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS"
Includes announcement of UT's Innovation Enterprise Business Plan Competition semi-finalists. )You will know ahead of time if you are a semi-finalist.)
- November 4
Registration required. Call Adam Davenport, 419.874.0000 Ext. 106
5. RGP " PREMIER EARLY-STAGE VENTURE SUMMIT"
Learn from successful venture advisers, entrepreneurs and CEOs.
- November 10 & 11
Contact: www.rocketventures.org or the Regional Growth Partnership 419.252.2700 Ext. 316
6. "NW OHIO MANUFACTURING FORUM & EXPO"
Sponsored by UT, BGSU, RGP and Rocket Ventures, Northwest Ohio Regional Economic Development Association (NORED). Fee to attend.
- November 12 at the BGSU Perry Field House
Register: www.toledobiz.com/MfgForum.html or call 419.865.0972
7. ANNOUNCEMENT OF "INNOVATION ENTERPRISES BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION" WINNERS
- December 2, 12 p.m., Stranahan Hall, Room 3100 N (PNC Entrepreneurship Lab in Savage Complex)