General Format
All entries must be single-spaced with not less than one inch
margins on all sides. Use a font not smaller than 12 points in size
for text, and not smaller than 8 points in size for spreadsheets.
Entries will only be accepted in electronic format. You may use
Microsoft Word for Windows or PDF for your file format. The header
must contain the following:
Alumni Insider’s View… Business Plan
Competition and Expo 2012
Underwritten by James W. Christmas
'70CBA
"Name of Business"
Your contact sheet will be your application. A contact
information sheet must precede the executive summary and the full
business plan. All team members must meet the eligibility
requirements of the competition. Please provide the following
information on the contact sheet:
- Business or company name/title
- Names and affiliations of all team members (degree and expected
year of graduation for students; company and professional title for
alumni)
- Primary team contact name
- Proof of eligibility
- Mailing address
- Primary contact phone number
- Primary contact e-mail address
- Secondary contact name
- Secondary contact phone number
- Secondary contact e-mail address
The contact sheet must also include a brief abstract of your
business idea that will be used to describe your company or idea in
press releases and other documents.
Please include the following statement on the contact
page:
“By submitting this business plan, we agree that the ideas,
concepts and the entry itself are the original work of the
contestants. We also agree that no contestant is under any
agreement or restrictions that prohibit or restrict his or her
ability to disclose or submit the ideas or concepts to the
competition. Further, we agree that the team and every individual
member of the team will comply with the rules and guidelines for
the competition and we certify that the team is eligible to compete
according to the stated guidelines.”
Please refer to the following competition timeline for deadlines
and events:
- Deadline for plan submission is Monday, February 13, 2012
- Finalist will be announced Wednesday, March 21, 2012
- Business Plan Expo and finalist presentation is Saturday, April
21, 2012
You must be present at the Business Plan Expo to be eligible to
compete.
Please address problems submitting or questions regarding
submission to Chanel Jennings at chanel.jennings10@stjohns.edu.