The Delaware Emerging Technology Center Entrepreneurial Boot Camp is a one-day, intensive day of learning, followed by an exciting business plan competition. A three month process, the Boot Camp is designed to help studentpreneurs, very early stage businesses, emerging technology businesses and entrepreneurs and innovators take their ideas to the next level. At the Boot Camp, participants will hear a number of inspiring presentations and entrepreneurially based skills such as how to develop a powerful executive summary, how to design an effective investor presentation and the elements of an effective business plan and much, much more! The selection process for attendance at the Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition is competitive. It will be limited to a maximum of 25 participants. Those selected will have the unique opportunity to work one-on-one with experienced business executives and entrepreneurs and be awarded cash for success at the culminating event. The Fall 2009 ETC Boot Camp and Business Plan competition awarded close to $10,000 dollars in cash for the winning Business Plans.

Pre-Boot Camp Selection Process
Due date for submission of three (3) page (max) business ideas, concepts and/or plans for consideration for selection to the Spring 2010 Delaware ETC Entrepreneurial Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition is March 25, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. For details on the application submission process, please visit our Submit Your Business Idea page.

Pre- Boot Camp Meet and Greet
A Pre- Boot Camp Meet and Greet for the Selected Boot Camp Participants will take place on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Bank of America Building, Room 309 at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. The Meet and Greet will be a time for all Boot Camp selectees, presenters and the Entrepreneurial Boot Camp Committee members to meet prior to the actual Boot Camp Intensive Day of Learning session.

For StudentPreneurs, Future or
Continuing Education College Students
Last Year Wesley College offered a $1,000 scholarship to all selected Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition participants. The scholarship was available to all those who matriculated to Wesley College and it could be applied towards the costs of tuition, room and board, fees and books at Wesley College. We hope to have this and similar opportunities again this year.

Call for Boot Camp Speakers!!

Those interested in participating as presenters at the Boot Camp Intensive Day of Learning (see proposed list at the The Entrepreneurial Boot Camp Program Details link), please submit your one page outline proposal to Jing.Han@state.de.us or Kenneth.r.anderson@state.de.us no later than March 25, 2009 at 4:00PM. Please include a one page bio.