ICE 2007 Contestant Kit

The Contestant Kit has been designed over the last three years to provide a comprehensive overview of the Ignite Clean Energy Competition. It is available below or as a pdf. Some of the event details for this year's version are not yet available. Details of previous years' events can be seen in this version of the Contestant Kit.

Contestant Kit Version 2.2, 12/10/2006 Contents

• Getting Started
• The $150K Ignite Clean Energy Competition
• Why a Business Presentation Competition?
• Get Started Now By Registering Online
• Ten Awards For The Winners
• Eligibility
• What Are Clean Energy Technologies?
  
  
• How The Competition Works
• Competition Overview: Key Dates
• 2/13/07: Kick-Off Seminar Event
• 3/05/07: Registration and Executive Summary Submission
• 4/05/07: Semifinal Presentation Judging Event
• 5/01/07: Final Judging and Awards Event
• Judging Criteria
• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
  
  
• Resources
• Business Plan Executive Summaries
• Business Planning Fundamentals
• Investor Presentations
• Graphics
  
  
• Errata
  
  

Please e-mail us with any corrections and suggestions for improvement.

GETTING STARTED THE $150K IGNITE CLEAN ENERGY COMPETITION

We are seeking emerging entrepreneurs - university students and professionals - who will develop the next generation of clean, renewable, or efficient energy resources. We hope these new leaders will make our region the center for clean energy economic development, creating new jobs and growth opportunities.

To spur entrepreneurial activities, the Energy SIG of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and its event sponsors - the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Cummings Properties, the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center and others - are offering a $150K business presentation competition. The three goals of the competition are to:

1. Help new business leaders create a compelling story for raising funds from government, angel, and venture capital investors.
2. Teach entrepreneurs superior presentation skills, and
3. Encourage networking among participants and industry leaders,

To achieve these aims, we are offering four events:

• Team building and partner networking event;
• Presentation training seminar and team building networking event;
• Semifinals presentation competition before a distinguished panel of venture capital, angel investor, academic, and technology business leader judges. Contestants will receive direct verbal and written feedback on their presentations in a small group format. Ten to twelve semifinalist teams will be selected to participate in the finals.
• Finals presentation event. Five winners will be selected in the final competitive round and each winner will share a portion of the $150,000 prize.

The events are designed to help contestants clarify their strategic vision, vet their business plans, and boost their business communication skills. Each event will also include networking opportunities, food, and refreshments.

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