| Date | Schedule |
|---|
| January 9 | Business Plan Mixer; Mandatory Orientation Meeting + First Business Plan Lab |
| January 10 | Registration Deadline to Enroll: Business Plan Lab |
| January 16 | Business Plan Lab: Section I of Plan – The Industry, Library Resources to Support Writing the Plan |
| January 23 | Business Plan Lab: Section II of Plan – The Company, Concept, and Product(s) or Service(s) |
| January 30 | Business Plan Lab: Section III of Plan – Market Analysis (aka ‘The Market’) |
| February 6 | Business Plan Lab: More on Section III of Plan – Market Analysis |
| February 6 | Submit Business Plan Model (2-3 pages) |
| February 13 | Business Plan Lab: Section IV of Plan – The Economics of the Business |
| February 20 | Business Plan Lab: Section V of Plan – The Marketing Plan |
| February 27 | Business Plan Lab: Section VI of Plan – Design and Development Plan |
| March 5 | Spring Break (no class) |
| March 12 | Business Plan Lab: Section VII of Plan – Operations Plan |
| March 19 | Initial Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM |
| March 19 | Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan |
| March 23-27 | Individual Feedback Meetings on Initial Draft |
| March 26 | Business Plan Lab: Section XI of Plan – Financial Plan Help Session |
| April 2 | Business Plan Lab: Sections VIII – Management Team, IX – Overall Schedule, and X – Critical Risks, Problems, and Assumptions |
| April 7 | Final Draft of Business Plan Deadline – Due by 5PM |
| April 9 | Business Plan Lab: Section XII of Plan – Proposed Company Offering, Executive Summary, Tying it All Together and Making the Oral Presentation |
| April 10 | Top 16 Semi-Finalists Announced |
| April 16 | Business Plan Lab: Final Wrap-up |
| April 17 | Semi-Finalist Revised Business Plans Due by Noon |
| April 23 | Semi-Finals: Top Sixteen Teams Present |
| April 24 | Finals: Top Four Teams Present |