| Date | Schedule |
|---|
| January 13 | Registration Deadline to Enroll: Business Plan Lab |
| January 14 | Big Idea Kickoff; Mandatory Orientation Meeting + First Business Plan Lab |
| January 21 | Business Plan Lab: Section I of Plan – The Industry, Library Resources to Support Writing the Plan |
| January 28 | Business Plan Lab: Section II of Plan – The Company, Concept, and Product(s) or Service(s) |
| February 4 | Business Plan Lab: Section III of Plan – Market Analysis (aka ‘The Market’) |
| February 11 | Business Plan Lab: More on Section III of Plan – Market Analysis |
| February 18 | Submit Business Plan Model (2-3 pages) |
| February 18 | Business Plan Lab: Section IV of Plan – The Economics of the Business |
| February 25 | Business Plan Lab: Section V of Plan – The Marketing Plan |
| March 4 | Business Plan Lab: Section VI of Plan – Design and Development Plan |
| March 11 | Business Plan Lab: Section VII of Plan – Operations Plan |
| March 18 | Initial Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM |
| March 18 | Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan |
| March 22-26 | Individual Feedback Meetings on Initial Draft |
| March 25 | Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan Help Session |
| April 1 | Business Plan Lab: Sections VIII – Management Team, IX – Overall Schedule, and X – Critical Risks, Problems, and Assumptions |
| April 6 | Final Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM |
| April 8 | Business Plan Lab: Section XII of Plan – Proposed Company Offering, Executive Summary, Tying it All Together and Making the Oral Presentation |
| April 9 | Top 16 Semi-Finalists Announced |
| April 15 | Business Plan Lab: Final Wrap-up |
| April 16 | Semi-Finalist Revised Business Plans Due by Noon |
| April 22 | Semi-Finals: Top Sixteen Teams Present |
| April 23 | Finals: Top Four Teams Present |