Sponsorship

Since the inception of the Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy in 2007, it has attracted 228 students from 106 high schools in 55 counties across the state of Indiana to come to Purdue University for an intense hands-on learning experience. This would not have been possible without the support from local companies.

Through the Entrepreneurship Academy, the College of Technology recognizes incoming Indiana high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate an aptitude in the areas of math, science and technology along with an interest in entrepreneurship. Selected students will attend the five-day, high-tech focused Entrepreneurship Academy at Purdue University’s College of Technology South Bend campus. Students work in teams with a fundamental business case to determine the best way for the business to compete, identify capital needs to start the business and devise a plan for managing the business successfully.

Participants are provided with business cases, two days of instruction and necessary materials to assist them in the successful completion of the program. On the final day, teams give a 15 minute “investor pitch” to a panel of judges in a business plan competition setting. Tuition assistance vouchers to Purdue University are awarded to the top teams whose presentations are judged as having the most solid business strategy and promise for success.

As a sponsor you enable the program to continue growing and provide resources, prizes and professional services to students participating in the College of Technology Entrepreneurship Academy.

We hope that you will find this program to be a good one to support for 2012. Any donation you can make will help us with our efforts to educate and inspire Indiana’s future community and business leaders.

If you would like more information about sponsoring the Academy, please contact Mike Sanders at 574-520-4180 or mdsanders@purdue.edu.