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SUMMARY:Cozad New Venture Competition Kickoff and Networking Event
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DESCRIPTION:Cozad New Venture Competition KickoffThe Technology Entrepren
 eur Center will host a CNVC Kickoff event that will include an overview 
 of the Competition and a reception. The Kickoff will be held onWednesday
 \, November 4 at the Illini Union Room 314AB at 5:00pm.Dinner will be pr
 ovided.Click HERE to pre-register.Students are encouraged to stay for th
 e reception\, to continue networking.The V. Dale Cozad New Venture Compe
 tition (CNVC) is designed to encourage students\, researchers\, and comm
 unity members to create new sustainable businesses in the Champaign-Urba
 na area.  The contest encourages the development of the entrepreneurial 
 spirit through teamwork and competition.  Teams are invited to create a 
 venture pitch around an idea of their choice. Assistance is available in
  the form of mentors\, workshops\, and courses to guide teams through th
 e phases of venture creation.Various prizes provide for a wide range of 
 opportunities for different ventures.  Your venture idea may focus on a 
 technology\, consumer product\, service\, even a social venture.  Teams 
 may have members from any College.  More information regarding specific 
 prize categories is available in the Prizes section of this document.The
 re is no limit to the number of teams that can enter the CNVC. The Techn
 ology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) and the Academy for Entrepreneurial Lead
 ership (Academy) will work with judges to determine a list of finalist t
 eams that will present their venture pitches at the Finals Event.  Teams
  in the final round will compete for an estimated $40\,000 in cash\, plu
 s valuable in-kind prizes.  Finalists and winners will have the opportun
 ity to meet with venture capitalists\, early stage investors and success
 ful entrepreneurs who will serve as judges for the finals round. Entry d
 eadline:Each team must indicate their intent to compete in the CNVC no l
 ater than Friday\, January 22\, 2010 \, by 5:00 PM.  To enter\, one indi
 vidual from each team should complete the online Intent to Compete Form 
 available through the CNVC website (www.cozadcompetition.illinois.edu). 
  Each team member must sign a Rules Acknowledgement and Waiver form (als
 o found on the CNVC website) and turn it in to the TEC (350 Coordinated 
 Science Laboratory (CSL)\, 1308 W. Main St.\, U.) by Monday\, February 8
 \, 2010.  Failure to turn in necessary forms may result in ineligibility
  for the team.  (For complete eligibility requirements\, please see the 
 Eligibility section of this document.) Each team should submit a One Pag
 e Business Plan (OPBP) via the electronic form found on the CNVC website
 .  OPBPs must be submitted via this form  alternate forms will not be ac
 cepted.  OPBPs must be submitted by Monday\, February 1\, 2010. The OPBP
  round is not a qualification round  that is\, no teams will be eliminat
 ed in this round.  The OPBP is meant to be a way for teams to receive fe
 edback from TEC and Academy faculty and other experts.  Feedback will be
  provided to teams by 5:00 PM on Friday\, February 5\, 2010.
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LOCATION:Illini Union 314AB
CATEGORIES:Academic
CONTACT:217-244-0575
ORGANIZER:tec@illinois.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1045?key=2000010120000101146977
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