This schedule covers both NV 3 (New Ventures: Operating Plan Development, Fall 1 & 2) and NV 1 (New Ventures: Opportunity Evaluation, Fall 2 but with an mid-October start). The schedule is subject to revision.
All classes are 3:00 – 5:15.
Unless otherwise indicated, meetings will be held in the Seminar Room G at Fuqua. Take the elevator across from Rand/Sauer Classrooms to the 2nd floor.
All P4E students may attend any session (i.e., NV 3 students may also attend NV 1 sessions and vice versa).
1. Week of Aug. 29 | ||
Thursday, Sept. 1 | NV3: Organizing meeting | |
2. Week of Sept. 5 | ||
Monday, Sept. 5 | NV3: Workshop: Forecasting revenue, speakerBobby Bahram, Managing Partner, Excelerate Health Ventures | |
Thursday, Sept. 8 | NV3: No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
3. Week of Sept. 12 | ||
Monday, Sept. 12 | NV3: Checkpoint meeting | |
Thursday, Sept. 15 | NV3: No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
4. Week of Sept. 19 | ||
Monday, Sept. 19 | NV3: Workshop: Marketing and sales planning, speaker Rachel Braun Scherl, Co-Founder and Principal, SPARK Solutions for Growth, Division of The Jannick Group, LLC | |
Thursday, Sept. 22 | NV3: No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
5. Week of Sept. 26 | ||
Monday, Sept. 26 | NV3: Checkpoint meeting | |
Thursday, Sept. 29 | NV3: No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
6. Week of Oct. 3 | ||
Monday, Oct. 3 | NV3: No class meeting: meet with advisor | |
Thursday, Oct. 6 | NV3: Workshop: Operations, R&D, speakerRichard S. Kolodny, President, Drive Medical | |
Friday. Oct. 7 | NV3: Presentations to CEI Advisory Board | |
7. Week of Oct. 10 | ||
Monday, Oct. 10 | NV3: Checkpoint meeting | |
FALL BREAK |
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8. Week of Oct. 24 | ||
Thursday, Oct. 27 | NV1: Organizing meeting | |
9. Week of Oct. 31 | ||
Monday, Oct. 31 | NV1: Workshop: Market research, speaker:Suzanne Miglucci, President and CEO, Charles & Colvard | |
Thursday, Nov. 3 | NV3: Checkpoint meeting | |
10. Week of Nov. 7 | ||
Monday, Nov. 7 | NV1: Workshop: Solution, product strategy, speaker TBD | |
Thursday, Nov. 10 | NV3: Workshop: Financing plan, speaker: Sallie Shuping Russell, Managing Director, Blackrock, Senior Advisor, Blackrock Equity Partners, Chair, Carolina Research Ventures
NV1: No class meeting: meet with advisor |
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11. Week of Nov. 14 | ||
Monday, Nov. 14 | NV1: Workshop: Competition, speaker: T.J. Chung, President of Teletrac Navman | |
Thursday, Nov. 17 | NV3: Checkpoint meeting
NV1: No class meeting: meet with advisor |
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12. Week of Nov. 21 | ||
Monday, Nov. 21 | NV1: Workshop: Checkpoint meeting | |
Thursday, Nov. 24 | THANKSGIVING | |
13. Week of Nov. 28 | ||
Monday, Nov. 28 | NV3: Presentation rehearsal
NV1: No class meeting: meet with advisor |
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Thursday, Dec. 1 | NV1: Presentation rehearsal | |
13. Week of Dec. 5 | ||
Monday, Dec. 5 | NV1: Individual presentation review as necessary
NV3: Individual presentation review as necessary |
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Wednesday, Dec. 7 | NV1: Final presentations | |
Wednesday, Dec. 8 | NV3: Final presentations | |
14. Week of Dec. 12 | ||
Wednesday, Dec. 14 | NV1: Final reports due
NV3: Final reports due |