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2007 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest

The 2007 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest is designed to encourage entrepreneurship and advance new, high-growth ventures in the Greater Rochester New York Region. Three winners will be selected to receive a customized business development and support package, including a cash award and in-kind services, to help grow their new ventures.

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2007 Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest Finals Event Registration

2007 Contest Guidelines // Application Form

Flyer Ad in the Rochester Business Journal

Contest Eligibility:

Business headquartered within the nine-county Rochester, NY / Finger Lakes Region
Scalable business concept with high growth potential

Judging Criteria:

The Selection and Judging Committee will rely on information provided in each company's Application Form, Executive Summary, Business Plan and Investor Presentation in determining the Finalists. The Finalists will then be invited to present before a panel of judges at the Awards Ceremony. The Judges will choose the Contest winners based on both the written Business Plans and delivered Presentations. The winning teams will be chosen based on the following criteria:

Business scalability and growth potential
Clear, concise, compelling Executive Summary and Business Plan
Probability of success
Compelling Investor Presentation

Registration

Registration lasts until March 23rd, 2007 and is $200. In all cases, Executive Summary and Business Plan submissions are due by 5:30pm on April 6th, 2006.

Key Contest Dates:

January 19	Business Plan Contest Registration opens
February 7	Business Plan Contest Workshop One: Planning the Plan
February 28	Business Plan Contest Workshop Two: Writing the Plan
March 7	Business Plan Contest Workshop Three: Presenting the Plan
March 14	Business Plan Contest Workshop Four: Presentation Practice
March 23	FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE Completed Application and $200 fee due
April 6	Final submission deadline for Executive Summary and Business Plan, 5:30pm at HTR's Lennox TEC Offices (150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 100, 14586)
April 27	Finalists notified
May 3	Rochester Regional Contest Finals, winners announced at Awards Ceremony (Register Here: http://www.regonline.com/128915)
May 31	2007 Golden Horseshoe Business Plan Contest Finals (Register Here: http://www.regonline.com/128927)

Prizes:

Grand prize winner receives a cash prize of $25,000, plus services and space rental credits
Second and third place winners also receive cash and services prizes
New for 2007: First and Second place winners of the Rochester Business Plan Contest will advance to the Golden Horseshoe Business Challenge and will compete with other regional winners from Buffalo, Ithaca as well as Waterloo, Ontario for a grand prize of $100,000 in cash.

Submission Requirements:

We need to receive from each contestant:

An electronic (CD) version of the Executive Summary, and of the Business Plan (separate files, please, on a single CD), either in MS Word or Adobe PDF format;
and Five (5) printed copies of the Executive Summary, plus five (5) printed copies of the complete Business Plan. Double-sided printing is encouraged, fancy packaging and/or binding is not required.

For more information, please contact HTR… The Innovator's Edge at (585) 214-2400.

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