IdeaLaunch Proposals Due November 2

Events — Posted on October 27, 2009 at 3:24 pm

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, YSU is sponsoring a student business proposal competition which could lead to funding for launching your great idea! To participate, submit an IdeaLaunch proposal (2 pages maximum) which must include the following:

Describe the service or product – will it change the way people live, work or do business?
Why is your idea unique? What is your competitive advantage?
Who is your competition?
Who is your customer?
How will you sell your product or deliver your service?
What are your skills for launching this idea? Who else needs to be involved?
How much money is needed to get started? For equipment, for operations?

Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of entrepreneurial experts with the semi finalists invited to present their IdeaLaunch proposals at the Rise & Shine breakfast on Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 am at YSU’s Williamson College of Business Administration. Finalists will be paired with a mentor and required to prepare a business plan for presentation to the Garden Club Angels during National Entrepreneurship Week in February 2010. IdeaLaunch Proposals will be reviewed and judged according to:

Economic and technical feasibility
Quality of product, service, and solution
Market opportunities and competition

Proposals must be received by November 2 by 5:00 pm and submitted to idealaunch@ybi.org.

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1 Comment

Margaret Bidinotto says:

October 27, 2009 at 10:06 pm

What a good opportunity for some smart students! And I learned something – I hadn’t been aware of the angel investors group. That also sounds like an interesting organization.

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