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Theme: Business Plan Workshop
Pre-seminar assignments:
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There are no pre-course readings for this
seminar
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Student must electronically submit the
following by February 6, 2007:
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Undergraduate students: An electronic copy
in PDF format of your business plan
(including all appendices, financials,
etc.) from MGMT348
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MBA students: An electronic copy in PDF
format of your business plan Expanded
Executive Summary or Business Plan as it
currently stands (including all
appendices, financials, etc.) from MBA694
Entrepreneurship I and II
Friday, February 9, 2007
6-8pm Dr. Shay will meet with
Guest Mentors to discuss the plans and the
format for
the weekend
Saturday, February 10, 2007
8-Noon Teams provide 10-15 minute
business plan presentation to Mentors
Mentors take notes on
the presentations and business ideas
Noon-1pm Lunch
1-5:30pm Paired teams meet with
assigned Mentors and engage in a feedback
session on the business plan and presentation
Night Teams revise and practice
their business plan presentations. This is
required for
all students so you
need to plan accordingly. You should plan on
meeting with
your team for at least 3-4 hours.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
8-11am Paired teams present their
plans to the entire class and Mentors, noting
the changes that they
have made to the business
11-Noon Course review and set
objectives for next stage
Guest Mentors:
Lou Fontana: Director of Business Development,
Auroras Entertainment
Chris Corbin: Special Projects Director, Big
Sky Brewing
Jesse Lohse: Founder, Summit Manufacturing
Cristine Folz: Independent Consultant
Jonas LaRance:
Strategic Marketing Director, ALPS
Anne Iverson: Small Business Development
Center Director, Montana Community Development
Corporation
Jason Ludeman: MBA student
Seminar III: Mentor Profiles
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Name:
Anne Iverson
Education:
University of Colorado at Boulder (BA,
JD), University of Montana (MBA)
Current Business:
MCDC Small Business Development Center
Business Notes
Anne is the Director of the Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) at Montana
Community Development Corporation. The
SBDC, an SBA-sponsored program, guides
small businesses to success by offering
the business counseling and training they
need to thrive. Anne joined MCDC in fall
of 2004. Before that she worked as the
store manager of a busy specialty retail
outlet, as the chairperson of a citizen’s
group actively involved in the award of
the multi-million-dollar Yosemite
concessions contract, and as the marketing
and publicity director for an outdoor book
publisher. At the SBDC, Anne works with
small businesses every day helping them
with business plans, financial
projections, and solving a variety of
problems.
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Name:
Jonas LaRance
Education:
The University of Montana (MBA, BS)
Current Business: Independent Business
Consultant – Strategic Marketing
Communications
Business Notes
Jonas LaRance
provides clients two brains for the price
of one by combining analytical business
and creative design skills to
strategically define problems, solve
communication needs and generate value for
businesses. Jonas attended The University
of Montana and studied Industrial and
Product Design at the Art Institute of
Seattle. His early career experience
includes work in high-end sales, account
management and marketing in Los Angeles.
In 2001, Jonas accepted an assistantship
at The University of Montana School of
Business Administration, where he
completed his MBA emphasizing
entrepreneurship and marketing. As a
freelance consultant, Jonas specializes in
devising solutions to difficult problems
and creating an integrated, consistent
customer experience for a wide variety of
for- and non-profit enterprises. One of
his many current projects involves helping
manage the multi-channel integration of
e-commerce, retail, catalog and other
direct marketing components for Montana’s
largest retailer. Jonas is honored by the
opportunity to take part in this year’s
John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition.
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