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TOP DAWG Pick of the Litter Idea Pitch

New event for this year! During the Idea Pitch competition, students have 5 minutes to pitch their innovative ideas to  judges and the student body who will vote for the most promising ideas.

The TOP 10 ideas WIN the opportunity to compete in the TOP DAWG Plan Competition! The TOP 10 Teams electing to write business plans: 1) are awarded $200, 2) have temporary work space in the Louisiana Tech Enterprise Center, 3) are assigned professors and business mentors who guide development of the team's business plans and 4) have access to professional business planning seminars.

Oct 1, 2008 6pm FYI: Finding Your Idea Workshop:  This workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Tech Technology Business Development Center and is designed to help you generate and/or evaluate your idea.
Oct 10, 2008 (Up to) 3 page ENTRY FORMS DUE containing answers to the 5 questions that your Idea Pitch must cover. (forms available soon)
Oct 13 - Oct 16 Perfect Your Pitch Week (Teams MUST practice their pitch with an assigned mentor sometime during this week.)
Oct 20 - Oct 23 Pick of the Litter PITCH WEEK:  Each team will have a 5 minute time slot to pitch their idea during lunch (11:30 - 1:00 in Tolliver Hall).
Oct 28, 2009 TOP 10 winning ideas announced

 

TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition

During the 2009 competition, the TOP 10 Idea Pitch teams will be assigned mentors to coach them through the business plan process.

Nov 15, 2008 Basic Boot Camp Workshop prepares teams to write plans
Nov 17, 2008 TOP 10 Teams are presented their $200 checks at a Press Conference kicking off Global Entrepreneurship Week and move into temporary workspace at the Enterprise Center
Nov 17th -21st Global Entrepreneurship Week
Dec 6, 2008 Legal Issues for Startup Workshop
Dec 11, 2008 Business Plan Outline Due
Jan 7, 2009 Marketing Session and assignment
Jan 12, 2009 Marketing section due
Jan 14, 2009 Management Session and assignment
Jan 20, 2009 Management section due
Jan 21, 2009 Money Session and assignment
Jan 26, 2009 Money section due
Feb 2 - Feb 6 Mentors evaluate plans and give feedback
Feb 10, 2009 BUSINESS PLANS DUE AND DELIVERED TO JUDGES
Feb 17, 2009 TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition
  Winning teams have the opportunity to compete in other business plan competitions!

In October 2002, the Association of Business, Engineering, and Science Entrepreneurs (ABESE) founded the Louisiana Tech TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition. The competition is designed to give students an opportunity to start business ventures and gain real-world experience as entrepreneurs.  Multidisciplinary teams participating in the competition are comprised of undergraduate students, graduate students and recent alumni.

 

 

 

ABESE - Association of Business, Engineering, and Science Entrepreneurs
Association of Business, Engineering, & Science Entrepreneurs

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