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Guidelines
We are very pleased that you will be participating in the 2010 Global
Moot Corp® Competition on May 5 - 8, 2010 in Austin, Texas. Now in its
27th year, the Moot Corp Competition was the first business plan
competition when it began in 1984. It has been dubbed “the Super
Bowl of world business plan competition.”
Register Your Team
Register your team by logging onto
www.mootcorp.org\teams
and completing the Team Registration form. If you are an invited team,
your faculty adviser or coordinator has the user name and password.
You will also find the Hotel Reservation, Team Eligibility, Team
Permission and Prize Money forms which need to be completed by
April 1.
Competition Information
To assist in your preparation and planning, you will find the following
information at
www.mootcorp.org\teams:
1. Moot Corp® Judge's Evaluation Form. The judges will
complete Part I before the Competition, and will fill out Parts II and
III after each team makes its presentation. After the Competition, the
students will receive copies of the judges' evaluations of their
company.
2. Official Rules. Please note: The business plan must be
for a seed, start-up or early stage venture and must address the entire
business concept (including implementation). Proposals for the buy-out
or expansion of an existing company, tax-shelter opportunities, real
estate syndications, subsidiaries and other consulting projects or
analyses are not eligible. The judges will be looking for new ventures,
not just a distribution play in the American market of a product already
being sold in another market. The business should not have generated
revenues prior to Sept. 1, 2009. Please review the attached rules to
make certain your team qualifies.
3. Submission Guidelines. An electronic copy of your
business plan and an one-page executive summary due on or before April 15, 2010. Teams not meeting this deadline
may be disqualified.
Plans should be submitted as a single, printable PDF file. Plans are
limited to no more than 16 pages (not including a single cover page or
single table of contents page). The 16 pages are limited to a maximum of
ten pages of text and 6 pages of appendices.
Page format is 1˝ inch line spacing with 1 inch top, bottom, left and
right margins, 12 point font. This line spacing and font requirement
applies to the textual content of the document and not to titles and
descriptions accompanying pictures, graphs, tables or worksheets. All
pages must be numbered excluding the cover page. The cover page must
include venture name and university affiliation.
Financial data should include a cash flow statement, income statement,
and balance sheet. Include an explanation of the offering to investors
indicating how much money is required, how it will be used, and the
proposed structure of the deal, i.e., stock, debentures, etc. The team
is not required to reveal its desired deal, although the judges may ask
questions about it. Also, delineate the possible exit strategies.
Appendices should be included only when they support the findings,
statements and observations in the plan. Because of the number of teams
in the Competition, judges may not be able to read all the material in
the appendices. Therefore, the text portion of the plan (10 pages) must
contain all pertinent information in a clear and concise manner.
Judges will use the three-part Moot Corp® Judge's Evaluation form. Part
I (valued at 40%) is designed to help assess the written business plan
focusing on key elements and the effectiveness of the summary financial
data. Part II (20%) assesses the poise and professionalism of the
presentation. Part III (40%) evaluates the perceived viability of the
venture. This quantitative assessment is meant to complement, not
replace, the qualitative evaluation of the judges in their determination
of winners.
4. Permission and License Form.
5. Tentative schedule of 2010 Global Moot Corp® Competition activities.
6. Team Eligibility Form.
7. Prize Money Form.
Accommodations
Everyone will stay at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, 1900
University Avenue,
Austin, TX 78705, 512-404-1900,
http://www.meetattexas.com. Your institution will be
responsible for travel expenses to and from Austin and lodging expenses. We have
negotiated a special rate of $159 a night at the AT&T Center. Your hotel
reservations must be made using the link on our website to get the group rate.
The link can be found under the Team Registration link at
www.mootcorp.org/teams2010.asp.
The deadline for room reservations is April 15.
Recording of Presentation
We are planning to record the Semifinals and Finals of the Competition. The
finalists' business plan and video are likely to be included on the Moot Corp® New
Venture Modules website.
Venture Showcase
On Thursday, May 6, each team will showcase its venture at a reception at the
AT&T Center for the
judges, sponsors, faculty and business leaders.
You will be provided a 6-foot skirted table and sign for your display. You
should staff the table and be prepared to answer questions. Teams may begin
setting up at 5 PM. The reception will run from 6 PM until 7:30 PM. Power may
not be available at all tables. If you are using your laptop to demonstrate,
please make sure your battery is fully charged.
Questions
If you have any questions or need further information on the Competition, please
contact Ann Whitt at 512-232-6597or
Ann.Whitt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
For questions about hotel arrangements, please contact Sheri Gonzalez at
512-471-5287 or
Sheri.Gonzalez@mccombs.utexas.edu.
We are looking forward to having you and your team in Austin and to a great
educational experience.
