Tentative Schedule
July 23-27, 2007
2007 Buzz on Biz


Day One: Monday, July 23
Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center

TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

7:45-8:00

REGISTRATION

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Lobby

8:00-8:15

Orientation

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

8:15-8:30

Course Introduction
Course Expectations
Schedule for the Week

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

8:30-9:00

What is Entrepreneurship?
Stages of Entrepreneurship

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

9:00-10:00

Overview of Skalicky Technology Incubator and the Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center
Incubator tour and visit with tenants

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

10:00-10:15

Break

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

10:15-11:15
11:15-11:45

Creativity
Featured Entrepreneur/Product Planning

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

11:45-12:00

Group Photo
Wrap up of Day 1

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab


Day Two: Tuesday, July 24
Gamble Hall

TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

8:00-8:15

Small Group Activity/Networking

GAMBLE 390

8:15-8:45

Overview of Business Types

GAMBLE 390

8:45-9:30

Legal Aspects of Business

GAMBLE 390

9:30-9:40

BREAK

 

9:40-11:15

Marketing

GAMBLE 390

11:15-12:00

Team Decision Making

GAMBLE 390


Day Three: Wednesday, July 25
Gamble Hall

TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

8:00-8:30

Team Building

GAMBLE 390

8:30-9:50

Contribution Margin
Break Even Analysis

GAMBLE 390

9:50-10:00

Break

GAMBLE 390

10:00-10:30

Sales Forecasting

GAMBLE 390

10:30-11:30

Going International

GAMBLE 390

11:30-12:00

Product Planning/Team Decision Making

GAMBLE 390


Day Four: Thursday, July 26
Gamble Hall

TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

8:00-8:30

Networking

GAMBLE 390

8:30-9:00

Who is Your Customer? Thinking Like a Customer

GAMBLE 390

9:00-9:30

Financial Statements

GAMBLE 390

9:30-9:40

Break

GAMBLE 390

9:40-10:15

Financing

GAMBLE 390

10:15-11:00

Business Plans

GAMBLE 390

11:00-11:30

Business Plan Competition

GAMBLE 390

11:30-11:45

Wrap up and Preparation for Lunch

GAMBLE 390

11:45-12:45

LUNCH

GAMBLE LAWN

12:45-1:00

Travel to Downtown

 

1:00-1:30

Business Tour

 

1:30-4:15

Pizza Making
Business Tours
Marketing/Advertising/Pricing

 

4:15-4:30

BREAK

 

4:30-5:00

Preparation for Sales

Town Square

5:00-6:30 pm

Product Sales!!

Town Square


Day Five: Friday, July 27
Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center

TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

8:00-8:45

Recap of Sale : Plan for Team Reports

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

8:45-9:30

Reports from Teams

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

9:30-10:10

Business Panel

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

10:10-10:30

Business Etiquette

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

10:30-10:40

Break

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

10:40-11:00

Where do we go from here?

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

11:00-11:20

Camp Evaluation

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

11:20-11:50

Graduation Rehearsal

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

11:50-12:00

Wrap up

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab

12:00-1:30

Lunch and Graduation

Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center Idea Lab