Purpose of Course
The nuts and bolts of preparing a Business Plan will be explored in this 21th 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 19, 2010
  Introduction to Business Plans; Marketing and Sales
• Session 2: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
  Technology Strategy; Financial Projections
• Session 3: Thursday, January 21, 2010
  Business Models; Refining and Presenting Your Venture Idea
• Session 4: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
  Financing and Financial Source Panel
• Session 5: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
  Organizational and People Issues; Legal Matters
• Session 6: Thursday, January 28, 2010
  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 meet in 6-120.

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.