人妻少妇专区

Eligibility

• Applications must be submitted online. Click the Apply button to the right to access the online application.
• All competition participants must currently be enrolled at the 人妻少妇专区. Only active UR students in good standing are eligible to present the business model in the semi-final and final rounds and receive prize money. However, companies may include non-UR students on their executive team.
• Students from both undergraduate and graduate programs are encouraged to participate.
• Workshop attendance is free and open to all members of the University and general public.

Rules

• Teams may consist of no more than five individuals and it is recommended to have at least two members on each team.
• All deadlines for the current academic year are listed to the right:
  • First deadline: submissions for the preliminary written round of judging
  • Second deadline: the ten (10) semi-finalists must submit their complete business plans online
  • Third deadline: the ten (10) semi-finalists must submit their presentations (slide decks) online
• The business model must be in the idea, development, or start-up stage. Entries for a business that is already earning revenue will not be considered.
• Teams that have previously won prizes in an Ain Center competition may not enter the same competition with the same venture a second time.

Awards

Cash prizes have been made possible by the generous donation of Simon alumnus Mark S. Ain 鈥�67S (MBA), founder of Kronos Incorporated.

• 1st Place: $10,000
• 2nd Place: $2,500
• 3rd Place: $1,000

Only students listed in the Team Member section of the Competition Application will be eligible for any prize money awarded. Prize money will be split evenly among all team members listed in the application. No exceptions.

If a competition entry is based on work completed for a class AND if any student(s) who contributed to said work but are not taking part in the competition, they must provide written consent to the Ain Center stating that they consent to use of their work and forfeit any claims to any prize money won.

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Guidelines for Submissions

• Entries must be submitted via the online application (see below) and should address issues such as a market assessment, technical viability (if applicable), financial projections, management viability and potential for scalability. A business feasibility outline resource guide is available and participants are encouraged to use this resource in writing their business models.
• Complete business plans must be no longer than 10 pages written, and no more than 20 pages total with supporting graphs, charts, financials, etc.

Judging

• The first round screening, preliminary judging, will be based on the review of the written application information. Up to ten (10) semi-finalist teams will be selected.
• The second round screening, semi-finalist judging, will be based on an oral presentation of the business model, including slide decks, and the full, written business plan of the semi-finalist teams.
• Up to five (5) finalist teams will have the opportunity to practice their presentations with coaches prior to the final competition round. The five (5) finalist teams will present their business models to a judging panel in mid-May for prize consideration. Winners will be announced the day of the finalist competition.