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The 12th Annual Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition and Luncheon

Event Information

Date and Time  
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Finalists Present to Panel Judges
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

Location  
The Four Seasons Hotel, Denver Downtown
1111 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202

Map & Directions

Register for the Luncheon​​


Keynote Speaker 

 

Joseph A. "Bud" Ahearn 

Joseph A. Bud Ahearn is a recently retired executive of CH2M HILL, where he was an executive leader in the engineering business. Prior to join​ing CH2M Hill, Mr. Ahearn had a distinguished military career spanning three decades, achieving the rank of Major General in the U.S. Air Force. Dedicated to advancing engineering education and providing sustainable services in developing countries, he is a founding sponsor and governing board director of Engineers Without Borders U.S.A. Being a resident of the Denver region since 1997, he has focused on educating the next generation of Colorado's leaders and is actively engaged as a lecturer, advisory, and Board member for various colleges at Colorado's finest universities. In 2011 he joined, as a founding partner, the J3Leadership Group, a leadership development and performance consulting firm.

Contact 
Bard.Center@ucdenver.edu
303-315-8500
  
Description  
The Business Plan Competition is designed for early stage Colorado companies that have received no Angel or Venture funding and that have generated little or no revenue to date. The primary purpose of the competition is to provide these early stage ventures with an opportunity to test their ideas and receive meaningful feedback on their business plans. The finalists will present their plans in front of a panel of judges and audience of business leaders and fellow entrepreneurs from 8:30 until noon.

Following the presentations an awards ceremony will be held where the awards for best business plans will be presented.

Attendance at the business plan presentations is free; however, there is a fee for the luncheon.

Event Sponsors:

Elevator Pitch Night

Chet Winter

Silver Sponsors
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Bronze Sponsors

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Janet Mordecai


Table Sponsors

Front Range Bank
Craig Harrison
Betsy Mordecai/Morevents
Accredited Members
Boyer's Coffee
TaxOps
Alan White/Insperity
Gates Corporation
Holland & Hart LLP
CoBiz
Kutak Rock

Registrant Type Price
General
Bard Center Alumnae		 US $ 75.00
US $ 58.00
CU Faculty, Staff, Student, or In-Kind Sponsor   US $ 58.00​
Table Sponsorship US $ 1,000.00
Bronze Table Sponsorship US $ 1,500.00
Silver Table Sponsorship US $ 2,500.00
Gold Table Sponsorship US $ 5,000.00
See our sponsorship page for additional details on our business plan competition sponsorship opportunities.

Purchase your seat today!
**CU Faculty, Staff, Students and Bard Center Alumni, as well as In-Kind Sponsors please email Bard.Center@ucdenver.edu for the Discount Code to get your at-cost seat price**

Reservation Note  
Your contribution less Fair Market Value of the luncheon (estimated at $50/person) may be tax deductible. Please consult your tax advisor. The University of Colorado is a 501(c)3 organization: Tax ID#84-6000555.

Net proceeds benefit Bard Center programs and future events.
 
Cancellation Policy  
Notice of seven days is required for a refund, minus a $15.00 processing fee. Cancellations 7 days prior and up to the event will be recorded as a 100% donation. If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute in your place. Please be sure the substitute has a copy of this confirmation, signed by you (the original registrant), authorizing the substitution.


 

 
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