SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Stanford Graduate School of Business Discover what it takes to develop an idea into a successful venture through an intensive four-week program for graduate students and researchers with backgrounds in engineering, medicine, science, and humanities. The Stanford Graduate School of Business Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship offers the unique opportunity to build analytical and practical skills critical to business and building an innovative venture. This groundbreaking program, taught by renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty, utilizes a combination of lectures, workshops, small group discussions, guest speakers, and panels to give participants a comprehensive understanding of business fundamentals and entrepreneurship. Venture capitalists, presentation consultants, and expert entrepreneurs mentor participants throughout the program on how to formulate and effectively present a winning business plan. The program concludes with presentations of team-developed business plans to panels of experienced venture capitalists from prominent Silicon Valley firms. Surrounded by a dynamic group of peers from Stanford and other top universities around the world, the Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship offers the unique, enriching setting of the Stanford Graduate School of Business while providing you with the necessary tools to get your innovative ideas off the ground. Please visit the Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship website at www.gsb.stanford.edu/sie for more details regarding the program. June 24 July 20, 2012 Current Masters and Ph.D. students, postdocs, researchers Final application deadline - March 15, 2012 Rolling, competitive admissions; spaces are limited

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Application Requirements: Submission of an online application (no fee) Click on the Non-Stanford Students Application link on the SIE website www.gsb.stanford.edu/sie Two letters of recommendation one should be from a faculty member or research advisor at your current institution, the other can be from anyone who can write about your skills, experience, and entrepreneurial ambitions Contact: Arden Grady, Program Coordinator grady_arden@gsb.stanford.edu