Become a Sponsor

Sponsor

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 Purdue Research Park 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 West Lafayette 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 three 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 Purdue Research Park 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 Tim Peoples at 765-588-3665.

Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy Sponsorship Opportunities

Headline Sponsor - $10,000

• Opportunity to speak for five minutes at the Awards Dinner
• Opportunity to provide a panel judge for the investor presentation competition
• Sponsorship recognition in opening announcements at the Awards Dinner and Networking Reception
• Recognition on sponsor banner at the entrance of the Awards Dinner
• Sponsorship recognition at tables during the Awards Dinner and Networking Reception
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Four tickets to the Awards Dinner and four tickets to the Networking Reception
• Special recognition in the annual Entrepreneurship Academy newsletter
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Event Sponsors

Awards Dinner - $7,500

• Opportunity to provide a panel judge for the investor presentation competition
• Sponsorship recognition in opening announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Sponsorship recognition at tables during the Awards Dinner
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Four tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Special recognition in the annual Entrepreneurship Academy newsletter
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Networking Reception - $5,000

• Opportunity to provide a panel judge for the investor presentation competition
• Sponsorship recognition in opening announcements of the Networking Reception
• Sponsorship recognition at tables during the Networking Reception
• Four tickets to the Networking Reception and two tickets to the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Award Sponsors

1st Place Award - $5,000

• Opportunity to present first place prize at the Awards Dinner
• Opportunity to provide a panel judge for the investor presentation competition
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Four tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

2nd Place Award - $2,500

• Opportunity to present second place prize at Awards Dinner
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

3rd Place Award - $1, 000

• Opportunity to present third place prize at Awards Dinner
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

David E. Ross Entrepreneurial Award of Distinction – $2,500

• Opportunity to present prize at the Awards Dinner
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Entrepreneurial Team Award - $2,500

• Opportunity to present prize at the Awards Dinner
• Special recognition in the Awards Dinner program
• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Program Sponsors

Gold Sponsorship - $2,500

• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner and two tickets to the Networking Reception
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Silver Sponsorship - $1,000

• Two tickets to the Awards Dinner
• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material

Bronze Sponsorship - $500

• Recognition in sponsorship announcements at the Awards Dinner
• Logo placement in the looping slideshow at the Awards Dinner
• Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement on all print and web material