What are the steps of the MIT Entrepreneurship Competition?
The Elevator Pitch Contest (EPC) is held in October to bring ideas together and to provide the first networking forum to build teams. More details can be found at http://www.mit100k.org/epc/ The Executive Summary Contest (ESC) starts afterward. Teams submit short idea 1000 word summaries and the winning teams are announced at the awards ceremony in early December. More details can be found at www.mit100k.org/esc. The Business Plan Contest (BPC) begins in February. Teams submit 1000 word executive summaries with a 10 slide pitch deck in February and BPC teams are announced in early March. BPC teams will submit full business plans in early May. Finalists are announced at the beginning of May and compete for the Grand Prize. Winners are announced at the final awards ceremony in May. Throughout the academic year, there are seminars, workshops, panel discussions, teambuilding events and classes to help teams produce better entries.