REGISTERED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

GEW 2012

UC Santa Barbara's New Venture Competition: Business Idea Social

Santa Barbara, California

16 November 2012-17 November 2012

The 14th Annual UC Santa Barbara's New Venture Competition provides a hands-on opportunity for campus innovators to learn about successful venture creation, beginning with the evaluation of new business opportunities, working with potential clients/customers for market validation, crafting a concise oral pitch, drafting a compelling executive summary and financial projections, and learning how to raise necessary capital for launch. Working in multi-disciplinary teams under the guidance of many experienced advisors and mentors, participants learn about key elements of s uccessful and sustainable businesses including industry analysis, product marketing, operations management, accounting & finance, funding sources, legal and intellectual property issues, perfecting the "elevator pitch", and more. This intensive, experiential program offers participants a portal to a large network of established business contacts and an opportunity to compete for more than $75,000 in prizes and seed capital to launch their venture. The semi-final "Venture Fair" and Finals competition have become integral events in the local entrepreneurial business community, and winners of the NVC have a continous legacy of launching successful new ventures as a result of their hard work and the quality advice provided by the TMP mentoring network. During the Business Idea Social competitors will meet and network with prospective team members and local business professionals. Individuals will pitch their ideas and begin forming teams.

MIT Enterprise Forum Micro Pitch Competition at UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

14 November 2012-15 November 2012

You only get one chance to make a good first impression. This maxim has special meaning for entrepreneurs seeking funding. Venture capitalists and angel investors are busy people with hectic schedules. They hear hundreds of pitches a month. If and when an entrepreneur gets an audience with an investor, his or her case for why this venture is better than any other must be clear, concise and compelling. The entrepreneur must have a great elevator pitch, named so because it should be delivered in the time it takes a VC to ride an elevator from the lobby to the penthouse, no more than a minute or two. The successful elevator pitch gets an investor’s attention and earns an opportunity to deliver a complete pitch. Come see some of the Central Coast’s best and brightest try their hands at an elevator pitch. This is a different kind of MIT Enterprise Forum Event. No speeches. No Q&A. We turn the mic over to entrepreneurs to tell their stories.

UC Santa Barbara's New Venture Competition: Seminar 1- What Makes for a Good Business Idea?

Santa Barbara, California

13 November 2012-14 November 2012

The 14th Annual UC Santa Barbara's New Venture Competition provides a hands-on opportunity for campus innovators to learn about successful venture creation, beginning with the evaluation of new business opportunities, working with potential clients/customers for market validation, crafting a concise oral pitch, drafting a compelling executive summary and financial projections, and learning how to raise necessary capital for launch. Working in multi-disciplinary teams under the guidance of many experienced advisors and mentors, participants learn about key elements of s uccessful and sustainable businesses including industry analysis, product marketing, operations management, accounting & finance, funding sources, legal and intellectual property issues, perfecting the "elevator pitch", and more. This intensive, experiential program offers participants a portal to a large network of established business contacts and an opportunity to compete for more than $75,000 in prizes and seed capital to launch their venture. The semi-final "Venture Fair" and Finals competition have become integral events in the local entrepreneurial business community, and winners of the NVC have a continous legacy of launching successful new ventures as a result of their hard work and the quality advice provided by the TMP mentoring network.