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  • Feb 14th: Application closes at midnight

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

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

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

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

  • April 4th: Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge , - in-person at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (JUMP) + Award CeremonyBoise State University

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

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Name

IEC Role

Email

Cara Van Sant

  • Media inquiries

  • Competition sponsors and partners

  • Pitch practice

  • Questions about the competition

  • Questions about judges and scoring

  • Coaches coordination

caravansant@boisestate.edu

Alina GilmoreHolly Funk

  • Pitch practice

  • Help setting up Zoom dry-runs

  • Scheduling

  • Collecting logos, photos, etc.

  • Logistical questions

alinagilmore@boisestatehollyfunk@boisestate.edu

IEC School Contacts

The following are official contacts regarding the IEC for their school

School

Contact Name(s)

Email(s)

Boise Sate University

Cara Van Sant

caravansant@boisestate.edu

BYU-Idaho

Rob Tietjen

tietjenr@byui.edu

College of Eastern Idaho

College of Idaho

College of Southern Idaho

Cortney Campbell

cortneycampbell@boisestate.edu

College of Western Idaho

Richard SottoKenton Lee

richardsotto@cwikentonlee@cwi.edu

Idaho State University

Jeff Street

jeffstreet@isu.edu

Lewis-Clark State College

Polly KnutsonNikki Vandermeer

pjknutson@lcscnjvandermeer@lcsc.edu

North Idaho College

Dean Miles

ddmiles@nic.edu

Northwest Nazarene University

Kevin Mokhtarian

kmokhtarian@nnu.edu

University of Idaho

George Tanner

gtanner@uidaho.edu

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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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Please note the following about the live pitch portion:

  1. All teams will generally neeDoed need to follow the IEC pitch deck template.

  2. Teams competing will give a 4 minute pitch using a pitch deck (Google Slides recommended).

  3. Judges will have a 4 minute Q&A session after each pitch.

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Please note the following suggestions or tips:

  1. The template is just a guide. You can change colors, change titles, etc.

  2. Some topics, like financials, are easier to explain over two slides. For example you could have one slide showing cost vs. revenue, followed up with a slide that shows projections. Or one slide could explain a general problem and a second slide explaining why existing solutions in the market are not solving the problem. (▶️ See Video)

  3. Use minimal words on your slides (see examples). Replace words with icons or pictures. Some slides, like a problem slide, might not need any words at all - it’s just a visual aide to what you will be talking about. (▶️ See Slide by Slide Video Tips)

  4. For more tips, see: https://www.boisestate.edu/iec/helpful-hints/#tips-from-past-judges-

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