UMA Summary Page Stage 1 – on your marks! Test your idea: make sure you’re solving a real-world problem Stage 2 – get ready! Understand your market and confirm a start-up is the best way to reach that market Stage 3 – get set! Develop a (business) plan and put together the elements of the company Stage 4 – GO!! Launching the company. To infinity and beyond! Seminars CNS Calendar UMass Classes C4E: Undergraduate & Graduate C4E: Undergraduate & Graduate C4E: Undergraduate & Graduate C4E: Undergraduate & Graduate Grants and Funding Incubation Competitions Introduction to Entrepreneurship – BDIC 397 UMass Innovation Challenge UMass Innovation Challenge UMass Innovation Challenge Internships Mentoring VentureCoach – faculty focus Center for Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge VentureCoach – faculty focus Center for Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge Berthiaume Venture Mentoring Service VentureCoach – faculty focus Center for Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge Berthiaume Venture Mentoring Service VentureCoach – faculty focus Center for Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge Berthiaume Venture Mentoring Service Company Launch CVIP – Intellectual Property conversation Legal Coach Legal Coach Legal Coach