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The Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
15-20 outstanding students will be selected to take part!
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is an idea developed by Abbie Davies, Harvard ‘04 and founder of My First Yoga, and Bob Cohen, Assistant Director, Harvard Office of Career Services (OCS). As the ”entrepreneurship counselor” at OCS, Bob wanted to leverage Abbie’s experience as a former Harvard student and current business owner to help budding entrepreneurs get up and running. Designed especially for beginners, The Bootcamp will draw on the support of Abbie, HCEF, OCS and a network of Harvard alumni entrepreneurs to teach you everything you need to know about how to start your own business…and possibly gain some hands-on exposure to startups. The goal is to help Bootcamp participants learn about entrepreneurship and get prepared to enter the i3 Innovation Challenge in the Spring with a chance to win their share of $50,000.
APPLICATION: Due September 10, 2010 at 12:00pm
How to Apply: Please email your application to Bob Cohen (rcohen@fas.harvard.edu) with the subject BOOT CAMP APPLICATION. *While completing this application please keep in mind that this Boot Camp is meant primarily for students who DO NOT already have a business in process of development*
Information to include in your email application:
1. Name, telephone number, email address, class (Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior)
2. What type of industry will your business focus on? (i.e. Healthcare, Environmental etc.)
3. Have you entered the i3 Innovation Challenge in the past?
4. Why are you interested in being a part of The Entrepreneur Boot Camp? (100 word max.)
5. What does Entrepreneurship mean to you? (250 word max.)
In order to participate in the Boot Camp, you MUST be able to commit to ALL FOUR Entrepreneurship Boot
Camp workshops as well as complete the reading/pre- work materials. If you are unable to make this
commitment, please allow a fellow student to take advantage of this opportunity. Anyone who misses a
workshop will be dropped from the program.
Accepted participants will be notified by email on Monday, September 13th at 5:00pm.
09/15 @ 6pm - Idea Generation (meet the other students while learning how to generate and evaluate business ideas)
10/13 @ 6pm - Visualization (turn your idea into a viable business plan)
11/10 @ 6pm - Business Pitch Workshop (practice your pitch in front of experts)
12/03 @ 3pm - Business Plan Workshop (find out how to write a killer business plan)