Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship
Business Plan Competition
One Idea can Change the World.
2012 Business Plan Competition Information
IMPORTANT DATES
- Monday, December 12, 2011: Entry submission forms DUE
- Friday, December 16, 2011: Advancing teams announcement
- Wednesday, January 18: Registration deadline
- Monday, March 19, 2012: Final Business Plans Due
- April 16-17, 2012: Final judging
MANDATORY WORKSHOPS
- Saturday, January 21, 2012: Refining Your Business Idea
- Saturday, February 11, 2012: Concepts Your Plan Should Cover
- Saturday, March 24, 2012: Sharpen the Presentation of Your Plan
SAVE THE DATE!
Awards Banquet on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 AMU Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Eric Koester, COO of Zaarly
Eric, Zaarly’s COO, brings a broad range of experience in strategic, marketing, financial, legal and operations management. Eric has co-founded several businesses including Learn That Name, which was acquired in 2010.
Since 2001, Marquette’s Business Plan Competition has spawned hundreds of business plans, and lots of entrants have started successful enterprises.
- There are two categories: Business Plan Prize and Social Business Plan Prize
- You and your team will be matched with experienced coaches providing real guidance as you create your plan
- Turn an idea into a plan in only a few months, and receive feedback from accomplished entrepreneurs and experts
- Winners receive money to help launch their ventures
"I entered the competition with an idea and left with a defined business plan for a viable business." -Chris Hallberg, 2009 Business Plan Competition Winner
Recent Press Featuring Previous Business Plan Competition Winners
- Biomedical Sciences professor earns national recognition for research
- To Reduce Waste, Smug Customers Use RFID Coffee Mugs
- Competition awards a Heartfelt venture (Marquette Magazine)
- Innoboo Living Solutions
View Past Business Plan Competition Keynote Speakers
Websites of past Business Plan Competition Winners
- ZoomShift
Making employee scheduling as simple as possible
http://zoomshift.com - The Ability Center
A fitness, athletic, recreation and wellness facility specifically designed for those with disabilities and inclusive of their friends, families, and the able-bodied public.
http://www.abilitycenterwi.com - Promentis Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical company developing novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia and other central nervous system disorders
http://www.promentispharma.com - TeeCycle
Recycled T-shirts
www.teecycle.org - SMUG
The revolutionary travel mug
www.smugcoffee.com