The 35th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference

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How to Apply

The competition is organized into three stages.

STAGE I: Executive Summary

All Stage I applications must be emailed to wmy@wharton.upenn.edu by 5:00 PM (EST) Friday, September 19, 2008.

Apply by emailing the following:

  • The Name of the venture
  • A list of founders (at least one founder MUST be an African-American entrepreneur)
  • The primary contact of the venture
  • The full addresses of the venture and the primary contact
  • The telephone number of the primary contact
  • The e-mail address of the primary contact

Attach a completed Application form: NVC Application Form (.doc)

Attach a 2-page Executive summary of the business plan.
The maximum length of the summary is two pages.
ALL APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO THIS LIMIT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Please review the Executive Summary Required Format & Business Plan Requirements for additional information.

The header of the email should be as follows:
TO: wmy@wharton.upenn.edu
SUBJECT: New Venture Competition Stage I

STAGE II: Business Plan

The applications for Stage II will be announced and contacted on Friday, September 26, 2008.

Applicants who make it to Stage II must submit a complete business plan by Friday, October 17, 2008.

Note: The number of pages should be limited to 20 (not including financials, cover page, and table of contents) - no appendix will be accepted. Again, if an applicant exceeds the 20 page limit, they will be disqualified.

Please review the Executive Summary Required Format & Business Plan Requirements for additional information.

STAGE III: Presentation

The top 3 applications for Stage III will be announced on Friday, October 31, 2008, and will be invited to present at the 35th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference on November 22, 2008.

NOTE: only NEW businesses are eligible. Developed businesses are NOT eligible for this competition. GOOD LUCK!