REGISTERED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

GEW 2012

E-Club Elevator Pitch Competition

Stillwater,

12 March 2012-14 March 2012

SCENARIO: Imagine you are standing in an elevator on your way to visit one of Donald Trump's aides to try to get an audience with the "Don" to pitch him on your amazing business idea. The elevator door opens up, and in steps Mr. Trump himself. He is in a good mood, so he gives you a shot to pitch your idea, but you only have until the elevator arrives at his floor (about 90 seconds) to convince him to invest in your idea. WHAT IT IS: The Elevator Pitch Competition captures the scenario above by giving each presenter a 90 second opportunity to pitch his/her idea before a panel of judges. The judges will be selected from among successful entrepreneurs who volunteer their time to help judge the presentors. Each contestant will be judged along quantitative and qualitative measures, which will be set forth on the "judges scorecard". WHEN IT IS: THE E-CLUB WILL BE HOSTING TWO ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR. ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING. THE DATES FOR THE ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITIONS ARE: September 26-27, 2011 March 12-13, 2012 PRIZES: 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 In addition, the winner of the fall competition will recieve automatic qualification to the CEO Conference WHO CAN ENTER: The Competition is open to all OSU and NOC Students. Entry is free. DEADLINES TO ENTER: Fall Competition - September 23rd, 2011 Spring Competition - March 9th, 2012

GEW 2011

Dilemmas & Debates

Stillwater, Oklahoma

9 November 2011-10 November 2011

Successful Entrepreneurs come to OSU to discuss dilemmas commonly faced by start-up businesses The Schedule of meetings is below: 6:45-9:15 pm Classroom Building Room 313 (the auditorium) ~All Faculty, Staff & Students Are Welcome at These Sessions~ Week One: Aug 24 Mike Morris Gerald Buckley Topic:The Dilemma of Starting Something Week Two: Aug 31 Rubin Pillay Steve Irby,Whitney English Kolb & Jack Allen Topic: The Dilemma of the Individual vs. the Team Week Three: Sept 7 Mike Morris Nate Waters& Stan Clark Topic: The Dilemma of Values Week Four: Sept 14 Mike Morris James George,Shannon Wilburn & David Miller Topic:The Dilemma of Failure, Survival and Success Week Five: Sept 21 Rubin Pillay Joe Merrifield& Frank Merrick & TBD Topic: The Dilemma of Family Business Week Six: Sept 28 Pat Henriques Don Eller and Ron Siegenthaler Topic: The Dilemma of Buying versus Starting a Business Week Seven: Oct 5 Craig Watters Linda Haneborg,Pat Henriques, Alane Zannotti Topic:The Dilemma of Gender Week Eight: Oct 12 Pat Henriques Kyle Thompson Topic: The Dilemma of the Manager versus the Entrepreneur Week Nine: Oct 19 Craig Watters Joe Eastin, Linda Durbin &Mark Stansberry Topic: The Dilemma of Growth (How Much and How Fast?) Week Ten: Oct 26 Rubin Pillay Adel Nasreddine Topic: The Dilemma of Starting with Nothing Week Eleven: Nov 2 Mike Morris Russ Tuebner, Paul Sorrentino,Piyush Patel, Luyuyo Rani Topic: The Dilemma of the Guerrilla Week Twelve: Nov 9 Craig Watters Harland Stonecipher Topic: The Dilemma of Sustainable Advantage Week Thirteen: Nov 16 Mike Morris Derrick Wallace, Shoib Shaikh, Max Whitemyer & Johnson Bailey Topic:The Dilemma of Starting Right Out of School versus Learning on Someone Else’s Dime Week Fifteen: Dec 30 Pat Henriques Scott Klososky, Russ Tuebner, Steve Wood Topic: The Dilemma of Exit and Harvesting Week Sixteen: Dec 7 Mike Morris Speaker: Malone Mitchell Topic: The Dilemma: How to Make a Real Mess & How to Clean It Up

E-Club Elevator Pitch Competition

Stillwater, Oklahoma

3 October 2011-5 October 2011

SCENARIO: Imagine you are standing in an elevator on your way to visit one of Donald Trump's aides to try to get an audience with the "Don" to pitch him on your amazing business idea. The elevator door opens up, and in steps Mr. Trump himself. He is in a good mood, so he gives you a shot to pitch your idea, but you only have until the elevator arrives at his floor (about 90 seconds) to convince him to invest in your idea. WHAT IT IS: The Elevator Pitch Competition captures the scenario above by giving each presenter a 90 second opportunity to pitch his/her idea before a panel of judges. The judges will be selected from among successful entrepreneurs who volunteer their time to help judge the presentors. Each contestant will be judged along quantitative and qualitative measures, which will be set forth on the "judges scorecard". WHEN IT IS: THE E-CLUB WILL BE HOSTING TWO ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR. ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING. THE DATES FOR THE ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITIONS ARE: September 26-27, 2011 March 12-13, 2012 PRIZES: 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 In addition, the winner of the fall competition will recieve automatic qualification to the CEO Conference WHO CAN ENTER: The Competition is open to all OSU and NOC Students. Entry is free. DEADLINES TO ENTER: Fall Competition - September 23rd, 2011 Spring Competition - March 9th, 2012