Event provides business start-up advice, tips for potential Minnesota Cup participants
Minneapolis, Minn. (April 27, 2009) —To encourage participation in the 2009 Minnesota Cup, the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management is hosting a 90-minute session on business planning and new venture financing on May 14 at 4:30 p.m. in room 1-106 of Hanson Hall.
Dileep Rao - columnist, author and Carlson School instructor – will lead this one-time session developed for Minnesota entrepreneurs who would like advice on how to develop a business plan and determine the right amount and type of financing for their business. Minnesota Cup Founders Dan Mallin and Scott Litman will also be on hand to share their thoughts on how to stand out and win this prestigious competition.
The event is free of charge and open to the public. To reserve a spot, please RSVP to hce@umn.edu
Rao has financed over 450 new ventures, growing businesses, and real estate projects, and is an advisor to entrepreneurs, development finance institutions and governments on growth and financing strategies. He teaches New Business Development and Venture Financing in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the Carlson School. He is an entrepreneurial finance columnist for Forbes.com and author of Finance Any Business IntelligentlyTM, and the Handbook of Business Finance/5th edition, (see www.infinancing.com for more information).
The 5th Annual Minnesota Cup, a statewide competition that seeks out Minnesota's newest and most innovative business ideas, is encouraging entrepreneurs, inventors and creative minds to submit their breakthrough business ideas at www.minnesotacup.org by May 22. Due to the competition's success, the Minnesota Cup has raised contest winnings to more than $130,000 and expanded to six divisions.
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