Your task is to critically analyze one of the published written plans that are archived in the VLIC Business Plans folder.
You have a relatively large number of plans to choose from, so I would encourage you to find one that interests you.
I want you to critically assess the written components of a graduate student business plan written by MBA students over the past several years. You should use the contents of Timmons and Spinelli to guide your assessment, and your grade will be based on how well you demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts from your textbook. I would recommend that you rely heavily upon the contents of Chapters 6 and 8 in your analysis.
You will optimize your learning by reading and analyzing a business plan presentation from the annual VLIC business plan competition at the University of Texas in Austin (http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Centers/Venture-Labs-Investment-Competition/). This competition is generally viewed as the “Super Bowl” of business plan competitions and will deliver excellent examples for your case study analysis.
The report should have a body of text no less than 5 pages and no more than 10 pages, the paper should be 1.5 spaced. A 12-point font similar to Times New Roman should be used. An acceptable paper will be written in a professional business manner in the form of a briefing memo from you to me. Submit this as a Word document via the D2L Dropbox.
*With aspiring entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from experienced investors, VLIC simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. MBAs from business schools around the globe come to The University of Texas at Austin each May to present their business plans to panels of investors. The best new-venture opportunity is then selected from the myriad of offerings. Since the inaugural event in 1984, VLIC (formerly Moot Corp) is the oldest operating