Smith School Launches China Business
Plan Competition
The University of Maryland's Robert
H. Smith School of Business, a
top-ranked U.S. business school with
Executive MBA and custom executive
education programs in China, is
sponsoring its second annual China
Business Plan Competition. The
competition, themed "Building Leaders
for the Digital Economy" is organized by
the Smith School's Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship and will bring together
entrepreneurs and business executives
from around the world to compete for a
total of $50,000 in prize money,
including a $25,000 grand prize, $15,000
second prize and $10,000 third prize.
Teams of up to four individuals will
submit business plans focused on
information, communications and
technology with the hope of making it to
the final round competition to be held
on September 13, 2006. The final round
competition will also include a
post-conference networking event so
individual VCs and entrepreneurs will
have opportunities to discuss business
ideas and investment opportunities. Key
competition dates are as follows:
> March
23, 2006 - launch of the China
Business plan competition. Entries
will be accepted online at
www.rhsmith-umd.cn/bplan2006
until May 22
> June
2006 - semi-finalist
announcement. Semi-finalists will be
asked to develop a 15-25 page
business plan, which will be
accepted until an August 1, deadline
> August
28 - final round notification to
finalists
> September
13, 2006 - final round
competition. Five selected finalists
will make 10-minute presentations of
their business plans as well as
participate in a feedback session
with the judges. The judges for the
final round will include
representatives of leading venture
capital firms.
The Smith School is sponsoring the
second annual China Business Plan
Competition in support of the growth of
world-class business ideas and business
leaders in China. With its focus on
globalization, entrepreneurship and
technology, the Smith School is ideally
positioned to share its leadership in
these areas as part of its commitment to
the China market.
With the China Business Plan
Competition, the school has created a
forum that provides entrepreneurs with a
source of early stage capital and
valuable exposure to VCs and judges, as
well as an opportunity to obtain early
feedback on a business plan that can be
used to further develop a business. The
Smith School also recognizes that a
valuable outgrowth of business plan
competitions is that they help aggregate
the entrepreneurial community. The Smith
School is taking a leadership role in
building a venue to facilitate greater
interaction and cooperation between
investors, entrepreneurs and the
corporate community.
> Visit the
Smith School's China Web site for more
information.
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Sponsors for the second annual China Business Plan Competition
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Competition Partner |
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Platinum |
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Gold |
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Bronze |
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Marketing |
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Media |
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