Dare to Dream - Winter 2008 Schedule

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Information Session
Wednesday, January 16 at 4:30 p.m. in room E0540
Thursday, January 17 at 12 p.m. in room 101 Dow
This information session will discuss the goal of the Dare to Dream program and the three different kinds of Dare to Dream grants. Students will learn about the application requirements for each grant and how the deliverables will help progress their venture into a business that is ready to launch.

Applications due
Friday, February 1 at 8 a.m. emailed to zlicontact@umich.edu
Applications should be emailed in a single .pdf or .doc document with the subject: [Company name] [Opportunity, Assessment, or Integration] grant application. Here is the application document that should be included with the business hypothesis, business proposal, or feasibility study.

Mingle 'n' Match
Thursday, February 7 at 5 p.m. at Ann Arbor SPARK 330 E. Liberty
This is a casual, networking event that introduces entrepreneurial students and students with an existing business idea to provide them an opportunity to form a stronger business team. This event will be hosted in partnership with Ann Arbor SPARK. Students who want to present their business concept to attendees should send an email with the team name and a paragraph description to teambuilding@umich.edu. If you are interested in attending this event, please register here. Registration is not required to attend.

Grant recipients announced
Friday, February 15 at 6 p.m. in Great Lakes Room Central at Palmer Commons
Teams that have been selected to receive a grant will be announced at the Michigan Business Challenge Awards Ceremony. At least one person from each team must be present at this ceremony in order to receive their grant.

Business Development Seminars
Friday, March 7 at 9 a.m. in room W2760 for Opportunity recipients
Friday, March 7 at 12 p.m.in room E0550 for Assessment recipients
Friday, March 7 at 3 p.m. in room E0550 for Integration recipients
To help students write their deliverable for their grant, they are encouraged to attend the appropriate training session for their grant. Each session is approximately 90 minutes long with 30 minutes for questions. All students are welcome to attend if they would like help writing a business hypothesis, feasibility study, or business plan.

Deadline for deliverables
Friday, January 4 - Fall Assessment final deliverable; Fall Integration intermediate deliverable
Friday, March 28 - Fall Integration final deliverable; Winter Opportunity final deliverable; Winter Assessment intermediate deliverable
Friday, April 25 - Winter Assessment final deliverable; Winter Integration intermediate deliverable
Friday, July 25 - Winter Integration final deliverable
Because the process for each step of the Dare to Dream program requires an increasing amount of research and dedication, the due dates for each deliverable is staggered to allow teams to put their best efforts forth. All submissions should be emailed to zlicontact@umich.edu by 8 a.m. the day they are due.