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Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series

The Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley community to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. The series is timed to match the academic year and also the business plan competition season, particularly the Berkeley Business Plan Competition and the Global Social Venture Competition.

Entrepreneurs from the Berkeley campus and the community in general are encouraged to come to each of the sessions.

The schedule of sessions for 2007-08 is:
No. Date Topic Time
1 Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
(Wells Fargo Room)
Opportunity Recognition Workshop 6:30-8:30 PM
2 Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 (Wells Fargo Room ) Intellectual Property, Licensing & Related Issues 6:30-8:30 PM
3 Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007
(Berdahl Auditorium, 105 Stanley Hall)
Market Research / Marketing / Sales 6:30-8:30 PM
4 Monday, Nov 26, 2007
(C230)
Integrating Social Impact Measurement into your Business Plan 6:30-8:30 PM
5 Monday, Feb 04, 2008 Raising Venture Capital and The Pitch: Perspectives from a VC and an Entrepreneur 6:30-8:30 PM
6 Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008
(Room 106, Stanley Hall)
How to Write a Great Business Plan 6:30-8:30 PM
7 Monday, Mar 03, 2008
(C230 Haas)
Financial Modeling and Management 6:30-8:30 PM
8 Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008 (Room 105, Stanley Hall) How to Incorporate and Compensate Founders and Employees 6:30-8:30 PM
9 Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 (Room 105, Stanley Hall) Financing the Venture: Investor Panel Discussion 6:30-8:30 PM

Each session will start with light refreshments and networking – Please check the Lester Center’s email for exact starting times, speaker bios and mailing list. Sign up to receive email notifications of events here.

 

 

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