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The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the
University of Missouri – Kansas City will be holding the
2009 Regnier Family Foundations Venture Creation Challenge
in April. This Challenge exists to encourage student venture
creation through a forum in which students can present new
venture concepts to local investors, entrepreneurs and
venture professionals.
Throughout the semester UMKC students have been developing
business plans supporting commercialization of high-growth
potential technologies as well as for their own original
ventures. Approximately 36 student teams will compete in the
Challenge and up to four winning ventures will each receive
a “Launch Package” valued at approximately $15,000 to start
their venture through the Institute’s Student Ventures
Program.
This year the Challenge features the
following differences from previous
years:
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Two Tracks:
Campus
Track and Class Track
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Interview:
Concept
Summary interviews for the Campus Track
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"Wildcard:"
additional opportunities to advance to the finals
“People have ideas everyday and
never do anything with them. This competition shows how you
can take that idea—even if it’s someone else’s—test its
viability, build it up, execute a business plan and actually
attract investors.” —Mike
Ianelli
Challenge
Schedule
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Resource Night:
experienced
entrepreneurs discuss firm start-up
FEBRUARY 13, 2009
Intent to Compete Form
Submission Deadline
FEBRUARY 26,
2009
Concept Summary
Submission Deadline
APRIL
20, 2009
Business Plan
Submission Deadline (Campus and Class Track)
APRIL 25,
2009
Venture EXPO:
Held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
View
Schedule
APRIL 27, 2009
Finalist
Presentations:
Held at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
View
Schedule
 
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