General Rules

• The contest is open to all teams of entrepreneurs with a UC Davis affiliation. At least one active member of the Management Team must have UC Davis affiliation. This member may be an alum or current student, faculty, or staff member.
  
  • An “active team member” should be an active participant in the business’ development, not simply recruited to assist in pitching/qualifying the idea for the competition.
• The contest is also open to qualifying teams from the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy and finalists from the Sacramento State University Global Entrepreneurship Week Pitch Competition.
  • Please contact the administrators of the respective organizations for details and qualifications
• The contest is for startups and entrepreneurs who want to develop a plan to take to potential investors. Teams/companies that have obtained $250,000 or more in equity funding are not eligible to participate.
  
  • University grants and debt do not qualify as equity funding.
• Team representatives are expected to attend the Little Bang Pitch event and Big Bang final event and awards presentation, in addition to closed door judging for the Final Round.
• For more information please see FAQ.

Registration

• Within 24 hours of submitting your registration form, you will receive a confirmation email which will contain your identification number. We will use this number to identify your team throughout the competition.
• When registering, you must one member of your team as a team lead. This person is the main contact for your team and the person who will be responsible for all official communications.
• See registration form for additional registration instructions.
• All teams must register by Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by 11 pm (PST) by completing the registration form.

Business Summary Round

• Business summaries should be a maximum of 4 pages in length, including any additional materials (e.g. graphs, images, text, references, appendices, etc.).
• All submissions are to be made in PDF format.
• Formatting: standard 8.5x11 paper, Times New Roman or Arial font, minimum 10 point font size, 1 inch margins. Images may be included.
• Include your name, company name, and contact information in your *.pdf document.
• Submissions must be titled ‘teamname_business_summary.pdf’
• Submissions must be made via e-mail to Erdem Onur Savasir . PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• Summaries are due on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by 11 pm (PST).
• A confirmation e-mail will be sent within 24 hours. If you do not receive confirmation within this timeframe, please call Erdem Onur Savasir at (530) 219-3528.
• For resources, including a summary template, visit FAQ.
  

Little Bang Pitch Round

• Only qualifying teams that have advanced past the Business Summary Round may participate in the Little Bang Pitch Round.
• Little Bang Pitch Round involves a public pitch for event attendees and judges.
• Pitches must be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
• Slide decks must be submitted in Windows Microsoft Powerpoint 2007. The committee is not responsible for compatability problems or changes in appearance to the slides. We highly recommend that you arrive early to review your slides before the event commences.
• Slide decks must be submitted no later than Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 11pm (PST).
• A confirmation email will be sent within 12 hours. If you do not receive a confirmation within this timeframe, please call Erdem Onur Savasir at (530) 219-3528.
• For resources, including a slide deck template, visit FAQ.
  

Big Bang Final Round

• Big Bang Final Round has two components, business plan and pitch. See details outlined in the below sections.
• Only qualifying teams that have advanced past the Little Bang Pitch Round may participate in the Big Bang Final Round.
• For resources, including a slide deck template, visit FAQ.

1. Business Plan

• Business plans must be longer than 20 pages. Contents of the Business Plans will be covered in our Business Plan Writing workshop.
• All documents must include Current contact information, including Company Name, Contact Name, Phone Number and Email address.
• Formatting: standard 8.5x11 paper, Times New Roman or Arial font, minimum 10 point font size, 1 inch margins. Images may be included.
• Business plans must be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 by 11pm (PST) to Erdem Onur Savasir. Paper submissions will not be accepted.
• A confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours. If you do not receive a confirmation within this timeframe, please call Erdem Onur Savasir at (530) 219-3528.

2. Pitch

• The pitch component of the final round includes a 10 minute maximum pitch for final round judges followed by 5 mintues of Q & A.
• The top five finalists will be notified before the commencement of the final event and must present at the event to be eligible to win.
• It is expected that the same team members who present to the final round judges will also present at the final event.
• Slides for the final event must be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 by 11pm (PST) to Erdem Onur Savasir.
• A confirmation email will be sent within 12 hours. If you do not receive a confirmation within this timeframe, please call Erdem Onur Savasir at (530) 219-3528.
  

Judging

• All scores given by judges are final and binding.
  
  All disputes and decisions are at the sole discretion of the Big Bang Organizing Committee. For questions, please email the competition chairs.