CALENDAR 2008-2009
Events for the 2007-2008 Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.
Contest deadlines have red font.
October 2008
Wednesday, October 15th
- Kick-Off event
Location:
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Open to all entrepreneurs in the UC Davis and Sacramento/Bay Area
communities. A distinguished panel of speakers will offer insight about how to
successfully compete in the Big Bang! Business Plan Competition and talk about
the economic environment for new companies and why the
More information here.
Wednesday, October 22th
- Evening Mixer
Location:
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Want to compete, but don't have a team? Or do you have a team, but need some more talent to round it out? Come meet and greet at our afternoon mixer! We know that finding the right people to make your team a success is not always easy, so on behalf of everyone at the Big Bang! and Little Bang, we look forward to providing an environment where you can meet others who share in your entrepreneurial passion. Stop by the mixer and start to make your team a success.
November 2008
Wednesday, November 5th - Finance/Marketing Workshop
Location:
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Open to all interested entrepreneurs. Learn how to develop your current and projected financials for your business plan and how to analyze your market and competitors to best strategically position your company for success.
Wednesday, November 19th
- Speed Dating/Other Activities
Location:
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Take advantage of this event to quickly meet other people interested in entrepreneurship and find out what kind of ideas people want to work on.
Registration Opens
Wednesday, December 3rd - Legal Topics & Intellectual
Property Protection Workshop
Location:
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Open to all interested contestants. Learn key things you need to know about protecting your intellectual property and other legal issues in running your business.
January 2009
Wednesday, January 14th - Business Plan/Executive Summary and Pitch Workshop Financial Planning and Marketing Workshop
Location:
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Open to all interested entrepreneurs. Learn how to turn your business idea into a succinct plan that investors will want to read.
February 2009
Wednesday, February 4th - Entrepreneurs grill
Location: Memorial Union, Room MUII
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Open to all interested entrepreneurs. Watch experienced entrepreneurs pitch
their companies and face a “grilling” by our panel of venture capitalists from
the
More information here.
Registration Closes
Thursday, February 12th- Litte Bang Winners Announced
Wednesday, February 18th - Executive summaries due
Deadline: By 8:00 pm
The UC Davis Business Plan Competition commences! Submit your executive
summaries by 8:00pm in order to participate in the business plan competition.
See link for more details about how to
participate . Submit your summaries here.
March 2009
April 2009
Wednesay, April 15th - Semi-Finalist business plans due
Business plans are due by 8:00PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. No late submissions will be accepted. Please do not submit more than one copy. The first copy submitted will be the copy sent to the judges.
Please send your business plan to Joe Escalada at . A confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours. If you do not hear from us regarding your submission by Thursday at 8:00PM, please call Katherine Johnston at (415) 307-8308 to discuss the situation.
May 2009
Wednesday, May 20th -
Final Judging & Awards Ceremony
Location:
Reception: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Ceremony: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The final contestants pitch their business idea one last time for the public
and contest winners are announced. Everyone is invited to
join us and cast their vote for "People's Choice" at the grand finale
of this year's competition.
More information here.