January-February 2005

UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Sees Increase in Submissions — Workshops Still Open

Sixty-six teams met the February 1 deadline to submit their executive summaries to the 7th annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition. This is a fifty percent increase over entries for the 2004 competition. This year's competitors submitted plans featuring new medical devices, consumer and enterprise software solutions, and the commercialization of new energy, as well as ventures based on consumer products and and professional services. The executive summaries will now be judged by members of the entrepreneurial and venture capital community. Semi-finalists will be announced on Wednesday, February 16.

Workshops

The business plan workshops will continue to be offered during February and March, with the February 7 workshop on Intellectual Property for Start-ups sponsored by Qualcomm. Two other workshops will follow, these are on Financial Modeling and Perfecting Your Pitch and will take place on February 22 and March 15.

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