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The Dobson Cup 2011: Phase 1

Tuesday, April 19, 2011toThursday, April 28, 2011

The Dobson Cup offers a rare opportunity for budding entrepreneurs.  The competition is open to new business ideas and not-for-profit start-ups.  Participants will compete for prize money and prestige, as well as benefit from the rare opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs. The judges will include Dobson Fellows, º«¹úÂãÎè faculty and entrepreneurs.  Judging will focus on innovativeness, growth potential and feasibility, as presented by the teams.

Teams include one to five members; at least one team member must be a º«¹úÂãÎè student, º«¹úÂãÎè employee or º«¹úÂãÎè alumnus.  Submissions requiring confidentiality agreements will not be accepted.

Phase 2:

  • a. 23h59 - Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
    Draft Business Plan submission via e-mail (10 page limit).
    Successful teams will be notified by Friday, April 22nd, 2011 and will proceed to Phase 2b.
  • b. Thursday, April 28th, 2011
    Teams present Draft Business Plan, live, to judges (10 minutes).
    Successful teams will be notified by Monday, May 2nd, 2011.

For more information, please visit: /desautels/dobson

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