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Your organization will be front and center as hundreds of the most promising young executives of tomorrow convene to show the strength of their vision. Details enclosed...
InNUvation is one of the organizations of which I am most proud. The competition among Chicagoland undergraduates at Entrepreneur Idol is noteworthy. I fully support InNUvation and its entreprenuerial spirits.
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management Former President of Amacai Co-founder of SurePayroll
Mike Moyer
Edward Voboril
Sponsorship Levels
Bronze
$500 Booth As one of just 20 booths, you will enjoy exclusive exposure among all its participants. At your display booth, you will appreciate exposure on all marketing materials, including university and municipal press, web presence, fliers, posters and major at-event recognition.
economy comes from entrepreneurial activity than from any other source. It is opportunities like the InNUvations program and the open competition that help foster this spirit in our next generation.
Gold
$1,500 Private Recruiting Session As a gold sponsor, you will receive all of the benefits of a bronze sponsor, as well as a private recruiting session for your organization. During the first round of competition, host an hour-long private info session. You could collect resumes, conduct interviews and convince talented students to come work for your organization.
Platinum
Title Sponsor Your organizations name and or identification would be above all Entrepreneur Idol advertisements. As a platinum sponsor, you will also receive all of the benefits of a gold sponsor. Contact Daniel Arnold for more details at d-arnold@northwestern.edu or 305.215.7144
All donated money goes directly to event logistics and award prizes. Sponsorship of an individualized level is gladly accepted.
InNUvation | 2133 Sheridan Rd Room 2-331 | Evanston, IL | 60208
Competition Format
November 15th, 2008 Preliminary Round 10:00 12:00pm Teams are given 3 minute to pitch for a panel of judges. There will be rooms with teams from all universities competing at all times. The Preliminary Round Judging Panel will be comprised of experienced entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academics, non-profit founders, legal professionals, and patent experts. Networking Lunch 12:00 1:30pm Lunch is served. Sponsors will be introduced. Businesses with info booths can use this time to recruit. Students will use this time to network with the different organizations and distribute resumes. Judges will meet during this time to whittle the competition down to eight teams. Final Round 1:30 4:30pm All audience will move into the main auditorium. A keynote speaker will be kicking off the event. Eight teams will be competing in front of a panel of four judges: An experienced entrepreneur, an entrepreneurship professor, a venture capitalist, and last years Entrepreneur Idol winner. Each team will be allowed 3 minute presentations, using any visual aid, to give its elevator pitch. Entertainment will be provided at the break time and an audience vote will be conducted at the end of the competition for an Audience Favorite Award. While the judges deliberate for a winner, another presentation will be given by a successfully run student business. Winner and Audience Favorite Awards will be announced promptly afterwards.
Participating Schools University of Chicago University of Illinois Northwestern University Loyola University DePaul University Illinois Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Dayton
Entrepreneur Idol is an
opportunity for future entrepreneurs to dip their tow in the water and excited about building companies. One of the teams from my class last winter decided that entrepreneurship was more than just a course credit to them they secured funding from the State of Illinois, participated in an incubator program all summer and have now launched their business. It is all very exciting to watch!
Past Performances
Entrepreneur Idols inaugural year was a great success. There were seventeen Northwestern entrants and twelve University of Chicago entrants. Eight of those teams made it into the final round, where they gave three minute pitches, followed by a Q & A from our three experienced judges: Troy Henikoff, formerly the President of Amacai and Co-founder of SurePayroll, questioned the participants on the market validity of their ideas. Mike Moyer, former COO of Cappex.com and winner of the U-Chicago Venture Challenge, explained and advised with some of his own experience competing in a students innovation competition. Edward Voboril, formerly the President and CEO of Greatbatch Inc., brought to the table his many years of experience in the medical and innovation industry. In 2007, Justin Savage from the University of Chicago devised a point-of-sales system to replace the antiquated software currently used at Subway franchises in his hometown. This idea won him the first place. The runner-up, Josh Glucoft from Northwestern University, received the second place and Audience Favorite award for V.com, a venture capital firm specializing in collegiate internet startups. The intent is to help university entrepreneurs develop a working prototype of their idea in exchange for equity.
nMove.com Mobile Music Sharing Online Prediction Markets Subway Software Venture
Northwestern University
Entrepreneurial enthusiasm is
alive and well on the Northwestern and neighboring campuses. Teams competing in Entrepreneur Idol demonstrated that enthusiasm in an impressive display of creativity while underscoring for me the continuing importance on innovation for our future well-being.
Currently there are over 1,200 InNUvation members participating in seven Northwestern schools. InNUvation is the only group that integrates undergraduate actives with Kellogg, the School of Law, Feinberg Medical Schools, and other Northwestern graduate schools.
InNUvation Team
Undergraduate President e-zamri@northwestern.edu (224) 456-5604
Jonathan Cagadas
entidol.com
Registration Form
There are two ways to submit a registration form Option 1: Log into http://www.entidol.com and click on Contact Us/Sponsors. You will be able to submit an online participation form as well as donate money via PayPal using either a credit card or your PayPal account. Option 2: Fill out the following form and send it to us (contact information is in bottom of the page).
Please mark the options in which you would like to contribute for the 2nd annual Entrepreneur Idol Serve as an Entrepreneur Idol Judge Serve as a Mentor Become a Sponsor Participant Information Title Mr. Mrs. Ms. Telephone Number Address City Fax Number State E-mail Address Last Name First Name Organization Name
@ Sponsorship Level Bronze ($500 - $1500) Gold ($1500+) Platinum Amt. $ Amt. $
Please Contact Daniel Arnold (305) 215-7144 d-arnold@northwestern.edu
Completed Entrepreneur Idol Registration Forms and checks should be sent to: Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2133 Sheridan Rd Rm 2-331 Evanston, IL 60201 Checks should be written out to Northwestern University with InNUvation in the memo. For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at d-arnold@northwestern.edu.
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