2008 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Business Plan Competition INFORMATION SESSION

Overview Introducing the Beall Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Introducing the Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Business Plan Competition Benefits of Participation What’s New This Year Key Dates Where to Get Information

MISSION The Center provides research, education, inspiration, and opportunity for our students to enhance their ability to successfully transfer new ideas into business ventures. VISION Provide global thought leadership in the science of innovation and the art of entrepreneurship. DON BEALL CENTER FOR INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

UCITechnologyEntrepreneursUCITechnologyEntrepreneurs LEVERAGING OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Business & InvestmentCommunity InvestmentCommunity UCI Merage School of Business UCI Merage School of Business The Don Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Resources World Class Technology Talent, Insight & Passion

Licensing review If based on UCI Research Eureka!! …now what? VC Investment Self license? Business plan required Friends and Family Seed Financing Industry Expertise Needed & Corporate Partners THE CIE INNOVATION PROCESS $ Needs of an Innovator Business Plan Education Introductions Programs for the Innovator Stradling Business Plan Competition SCORE One-on-One Advising Students to Start-ups Technology Initiatives Introduction to investor networks Investor network referral

Introducing the Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth Business Plan Competition Tenth year running Administered by Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship First with Seed Financing Invitational concept Open to all UCI students, researchers and faculty Each team must have at least 3 members Each team must have at least 2 full time, currently registered UCI students

Benefits of Participation Key skill to have whatever one does in life Develop analytical and team building skills Consummate networking opportunity $30,000 in cash awards Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational Free download of Business Plan Pro by Palo Alto Software 7 great skills workshops taught by experts in their fields Very few other places you can form a team, create a business plan and generate financing for your idea in four months It’s fun!! Potentially create first job out of college Bottom line: It’s about realizing dreams

Highlights for This Year Support of Stradling –Cash prizes totaling $30,000 –New workshop on intellectual property rights and licensing –Contact with a premier law firm Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational –Top 5 teams automatically screened by the largest seed financing organization in the US for investment –Average TCA deal between $250,000 and $1,000,000 People’s Choice Poll –Exposure for your team –Recognition by The OC Register

Key Dates BPC Kick-off: Jan. 16, 2008 –Meet other teams, coaches, Tech Coast Angels and Stradling partners –Energize your teams, hit the ground running Entry Deadline: Feb. 1, 2008 Final Judging: May 16, 2008 Registration begins Dec. 10, 2007

2008 Prizes and Awards Overall Competition Prizes: $15,000 First Place Prize and advance to Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational $7,500 Second Place Prize and advance to Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational $2,500 Third Place Prize and advance to Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational 2 Wild card teams advance to Tech Coast Angels Seed Financing Invitational Best Concept Paper Undergraduate Specific Prizes: $2,500 Cash First Place Prize $1,500 Cash Second Place Prize $1,000 Cash Third Place Prize Best Undergraduate Concept Paper

How Does It Work? Register at merage.uci.edu By February 2 Turn-in Concept Paper by March 5 Semi-Finalists Selected and Coach Assigned March 14 Present Business Plan On May 18 Winners Announced Attend Workshops Turn-in finished Business Plan by April 30 6

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11-12/ 2007 Info Sessions Kick-Off Event 1/16/ 20081/23/ 2008 Team registration Deadline 1/30/ 2008 Workshop: How to Organize for Success 2/1/ 2008 Workshop: Assessing the Market Concept Papers Due 2/6/ /20/ 2008 Business Plans Due Workshop: Business Plan Writing 4/28/ /9/ 2008 Semi-Finalists Selected 3/3-10/ 2008 Finalists Announced 3/10/ 2008 Final Presentations/Awards 5/16/ 2008 Workshop: Presentation Skills And Judges Breakfast 4/29/ 2008 Nov 2007 June 2008 Workshop: New Business Ideas Denotes mandatory for Coach attendance COMPETITION TIMELINE Workshop: Financial Projections 4/23/ /14/ 2008 Team/Coaches Breakfast Workshop: Intellectual Property Rights 3/3/ 2008

Where to Get Information Charlie Baecker, Director Don Beall Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship The Paul Merage School of Business