Basic Info

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• Feb 14th: Application closes at midnight

• Feb. 17th – 19th: Application Review & Preliminary Judging

• Feb. 20th: Teams notified if they will be advancing to the prelimsNotified of Advancement to Prelims

• March 7th: Preliminary Competition & Top 15 Teams Announced - virtual via ZoomMarch 7th: Top 15 Teams Announced

• April 3th: Travel to Boise and / Pre-competition Events

• April 4th: Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge - in-person at Boise State University

* Please check back soon for a more detailed schedule of each competition day.

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Venture College will be in close communication about logistics, guidance, and updates. The best teams will make the most use of their time by doing the following:

1. Grow your business and build traction: Above all, use this time to get as much traction and validation as possible. Past winners have hit the boosters to go all-in and make business progress.

2. Pitch Practice: Use Venture College as a resource to schedule pitch practices, review the pitch template, etc. Pitch to friends, professors, anyone who will listen to your pitch.

3. Get Your Assets in Order: We will be asking for the following things -

   1. Your official business name

   2. Business logo + team photo &/or headshots of team members

   3. Brief description of the business

   4. More detailed student info and pre-competition forms

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