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The Student division of the Minnesota Cup seeks out, supports, and celebrates Minnesota's most innovative and effective young entrepreneurs that attend a college or university in the state and are between 19-25.

Awards and Benefits Include:

Student Division Winner:

• $5,000 in seed capital
• Scholarship to The Collaborative’s 24th Annual Minnesota Venture & Finance Conference on October 14, 2010
• Video production and 3 months of hosting via Startupshoppe's Minnesota Startup Showcase
  
  

All finalists:

• Featured in a Twin Cities Business supplement (Fall 2010).
• Detailed feedback of their final written entry and oral presentation.
• The opportunity to present their plan to a review board of esteemed business leaders.
  
  

All semi-finalists:

• An invitation to attend a semi-finalist reception at the James J. Hill Reference Library.
• The opportunity to be paired with a University of Minnesota alumni mentor with extensive entrepreneurial experience.
  
  

All entrants:

• Access to "BizToolkit" from the James J. Hill Reference Library to assist with their plan.
• One year, complimentary subscription to Twin Cities Business.
• A valuable experience that will help advance their ventures.
  
  

Student Division Timeline

The First Round is now Complete!

Second Round:
Student semi-finalists will be announced on June 14th and will be invited to a reception at the James J. Hill Library on June 22nd.

Semi-finalists will be asked to write an in depth business plan by July 23rd.

Third Round:
After the review board has reviewed all semi-finalists business plans, 3 finalists will be announced on August 19th.

Finalists will make oral presentations to the review board on August 31st. The 2010 Student winner will be announced at this time.

Grand Prize:
The winner of the Student division will compete against five other Minnesota Cup division winners for the Minnesota Cup grand prize on September 13th.

Review Board for Student Division:

• John Stavig - Director, Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship
• Jeremy Lenz - Vice President of Operations, The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
• Mary Mathews - Mary Mathews, President & CEO, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
• Jordan Fineberg - Manager, Lean Six Sigma Operations, 3M Drug Delivery Systems

The Minnesota Cup is Supported By:

University of Minnesota Partners