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New Venture Challenge announces workshops and deadlines for the spring. Teams of FIU students, both graduate and undergraduate, are forming now to enter the third annual Howard J. Leonhardt New Venture Challenge. The competition provides students with an opportunity to win valuable prizes ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for a business plan for an original, start-up venture. Teams who submitted completed application forms by February 4, 2005, will receive notification and further instructions by February 18. "One group submitted an idea for a dance school, another for a tutoring service, and a third group developed a real estate concept," said Colleen Post, associate director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center. "We've received applications from people with a wide array of talents." The deadline for Florida International University teams to submit their final business plans is April 14. In the meantime, the Center will be offering a "Business Plan Writing" workshop on February 26, a "Business Plan Financials" workshop on March 12, and a "Fundamentals of Business Law" workshop on April 2. Preliminary Oral Presentations of teams' business plans will take place on May 5, with the Final Oral Presentations slated for May 11. To help teams prepare for the Oral Presentations, the Center is offering a "Presenting Your Business Plan" workshop on April 30. Check http://nvc.fiu.edu for the exact locations of these sessions and other aspects of the Challenge.
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