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The Center for New Ventures

Executive Summary

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Vision

The University of the future will require afinancing, consulting, and marketinginfrastructure to support its continuallyexpanding entrepreneurial endeavors.

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Vision 2

To bring Wall Street to Main Street sUniversity: a new wave of nationalentrepreneurial growth will result froma dedicated business infrastructure tosupport our universities.

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Mission

The Center for New Ventures ( CNV ) willbecome the entrepreneurial arm forUW-PPP, an example for otheruniversities to emulate, fosteringcreative university expansion into adiverse set of business and financial

opportunities.

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Mission 2

To support the university s pioneering path:

by building on our own entrepreneurial

successesand

by doing what it takes

to capture our own destiny

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Scope

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Responsibilities ChartHERE

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CNV: Responsibilities

Consulting

FinancingMarketing

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Consulting Methodology

Standard Methodology

There s no I in Team

KISS ( Keep it Simple, Silly ), yet rigorous.

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Consulting Methodology

1. Charter: Statement of work, R&R, scope.

2. Project Schedule: deliverables and milestones,Tasks < 3 days each.

3. Issues and Risks Log

4. Meeting agendas and minutes

5. Budget managed tightly at the activity level

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Consulting

F inancingMarketing

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Financing

The Business Plan or Grant Application is adeliverable within a larger project mandate,the scope of which is to

CLOSE THE DEAL

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The Business Plan

1. Know the questions before they are asked

2. Be clear to define the market need

3. Barriers to entry is always a question

4. Financials: document them in absurd detail

5. It s a Project; show an ability to execute

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Grants

Assistance to identify grants forconstituents university-wide fromthe new Market Research Unit

On campus writers?

Elance.com an endless supply

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Consulting

FinancingM arketing

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Marketing

Ability to network nationally andinternationally on behalf of the university

Networking: Turn the standard six degreesof separation into 1 or 2 degrees (the realvalue of social networks) with aturnaround time of days.

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Marketing

Strong and active participation withpartner organizations:

Academic Affairs, Continuing Education

WiSys , WisCAP

Pacce, Sponsored Programs

UW-P and Real Estate Foundations

Grant County

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Marketing

Promote, Promote, Promote:

Small businesses want to appear large,large businesses want to appear small.

Is there an active publicist?

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Marketing

Promote, Promote, Promote:

Pioneer continuously: Twin towns; Five

continent business circleNational Org of University Centers forNew Venture Development (Start the Org

assist in the growth of new entrants)

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