Purpose of Course
The nuts and bolts of preparing a Business Plan will be explored in this 20th annual course offering. The course is open to members of the M.I.T. Community and to others interested in entrepreneurship. It is particularly recommended for persons who are interested in starting or are involved in a new business. Because some of the speakers will be judges of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, persons who are planning to enter the Competition should find the course particularly useful.

Time & Dates

• Session 1: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
  Introduction to Business Plans; Marketing and Sales
• Session 2: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
  Technology Strategy; Financial Projections
• Session 3: Thursday, January 15, 2009
  Business Models; Refining and Presenting Your Venture Idea
• Session 4: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
  Financing and Financial Source Panel
• Session 5: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
  Organizational and People Issues; Legal Matters
• Session 6: Thursday, January 22, 2009
  Pitfalls and Plan Execution
• Class Time:   6:00pm to 9:00pm
• Note: We have a lot to cover in the course and intend to start each session promptly at 6:00pm.  Our first order of business will involve logistics, schedule adjustments, etc.   Please be on time or you may miss important information.

Location

• Classes on January 13, 14, 15 meet in 34-101. Classes on January 20, 21 and 22 meet in 10-250.

Academic Credit

• MIT students may take this course for 3 units of Pass/Fail Credit.
• Attendance at each session is required (unless otherwise approved) and the writing requirement must be fulfilled.