UIC's Annual Business Plan Competition C2V
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Prizes total up to $15,000 cash plus in kind services!

• Concept2Venture (C2V) 2011 will be held Tuesday December 13, 2011 at Student Center East.
• The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate student teams from any of UIC's 15 colleges, including teams made up of students from multiple colleges.
• The event will give students an opportunity to compete for awards exceeding $15,000 cash for their business ideas, plus in-kind services
• A distinguished panel of experts including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, and service providers will judge the entries and provide valuable feedback.
• Teams will be evaluated based on written business plans and 15-minute oral presentations. For details, please refer to the "Official Rules."
• Some teams competing in C2V will go on to represent UIC at various regional and national business plan competitions. For details, please refer to "External Competitions."
• C2V is open to the public and the community is encouraged to attend and observe free of charge.
• The competition is hosted by UIC's College of Business Administration and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
• C2V is supported through the philanthropy of dedicated donors, including UIC alumni. C2V welcomes your participation and sponsorship.
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• If you encounter any technical difficulties with this website, please contact Holly Griffin, C2V director, at holly@uic.edu.

Concept2Venture is a business plan competition that aims to stimulate and nourish the entrepreneurial spirit in UIC students campuswide and seeks to encourage entrepreneurially oriented students to develop and grow new ventures based either on their own ideas and technologies or those developed by faculty, members and alumni. Launched in 2005, C2V showcases the wealth of resources that UIC has from its many colleges and schools and the Chicago business community. Under the direction of Professor Rod Shrader, C2V is organized through the College of Business Administration, UIC Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Liautaud Graduate School of Business, in collaboration with the UIC Office of Technology Management.

Please send questions/comments to the C2V Team