Fwd: 2010 Rice Business Plan Competition

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From: Lea.A.Lueck <Lea.A.Lueck@rice.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Subject: 2010 Rice Business Plan Competition
To: hwr2@duke.edu

Important Deadlines   Friday, February 5, 2010 5:00 pm CST Intent to Compete Due   Friday, February 26, 2010 5:00 pm CST Executive Summaries Due   Thursday, March 11, 2010 Qualifying Teams Announced   Friday, March 15, 2010 Teams Confirm Participation   Friday, March 19, 2010 5:00 pm CST Written Business Plans Due April 15-17, 2010 Competition Held Rice University, Houston, TX   Schools may submit an unlimited number of entries, but a maximum of 2 teams per school will be invited to compete, as selected by the RBPC. There is no cost to apply to or to compete. For more information Contact: Lea Aden Lueck RBPC Director lalueck@rice.edu 713.348.3190 www.alliance.rice.edu/rbpc

April 15-17, 2010 More than $800,000 in CASH and PRIZES 42 of the top MBA and graduate schools from around the world will compete at Rice University in Houston for more than $800,000 in prizes. •      $325,000 Grand Prize – including Ø  $125,000 equity investment from The GOOSE Society of Texas Ø  $100,000 investment sponsored by Opportunity Houston and Greater Houston Partnership Ø  $20,000 cash sponsored by Kenda Capital  and Shell Ø  $80,000 + in-kind services Ø  Ringing the bell at NASDAQ in New York City •      EVERY team accepted into the Rice competition is guaranteed to win at least one cash prize •      More than $600,000 in total cash prizes, plus $200,000 in services awarded Special Cash Prize Categories include: •      $100,000 Life Science Investment prize •      $100,000 Technology Investment prize •      $100,000 Tech Transfer Investment prize •      $50,000 NASA Commercial Space Innovation award •      $20,000 NASA Life Science Innovation award •      $20,000 NASA Engineering Innovation awards (2) •      $10,000 Social Venture award •      $5,000 Sustainability award •      $2,500 Information Technology award •      $2,500 Energy/Clean Technology award •      $2,500 Medical Device award •      $2,500 Life Science award  •      $2,500 Nanotechnology award •      $2,500 Intellectual Property award   •      $2,500 Hispanic Business Plan award •      $2,500 International Team award     To learn more about these prizes, please visit our website and review the 2010 Official Rules Document – Guidelines for Prizes. Don't miss your opportunity to compete at the World's Richest and Largest Business Plan Competition!   Click here to submit your Intent to compete and receive your free copy of Business Plan Pro from Palo Alto Software.

 

The Rice Business Plan Competition is hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and is open to all graduate students from any university.

 

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