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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.
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Nov 15, 2008 |
Basic Boot Camp Workshop prepares teams to write
plans |
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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 |
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Nov 17th -21st |
Global Entrepreneurship Week |
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Dec 6, 2008 |
Legal Issues for Startup Workshop |
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Dec 11, 2008 |
Business Plan Outline Due |
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Jan 7, 2009 |
Marketing Session and assignment |
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Jan 12, 2009 |
Marketing section due |
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Jan 14, 2009 |
Management Session and assignment |
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Jan 20, 2009 |
Management section due |
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Jan 21, 2009 |
Money Session and assignment |
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Jan 26, 2009 |
Money section due |
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Feb 2 - Feb 6 |
Mentors evaluate plans and give feedback |
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Feb 10, 2009 |
BUSINESS PLANS DUE AND DELIVERED TO JUDGES |
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Feb 17, 2009 |
TOP DAWG Business Plan Competition |
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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.
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