ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESOURCES

Companies/Technologies Looking for Student Involvement

Though not always expressly stated, most of these companies need full time management in addition to a project completed, thereby representing a longer term opportunity for those students interested in entrepreneurial jobs.

The Atrial Fibrillation Center (PDF)
The Atrial Fibrillation Center is a successful medical center service faced with the question of whether their business is scalable beyond the walls of the hospital.

BioMotion Analytics, LLC (PDF)
This UVA medical school company has developed a novel diagnostic system but needs a business plan.

The Entrepreneurship of Media Production (PDF)
A UVA television station needs a strategy developed to define their market and sustain growth.

Charlottesville Literacy Center (PDF)
This established Child Literacy Center is looking for students to develop a business plan and a funding strategy.

GoHoosWine (PDF)
A wireless sensor networks to monitor grape growing needs a business plan.

GreenBlue (PDF)
This environmental company needs student support for various projects.

GreenBlue Vision (PDF)
GreenBlue Activities (PDF)
DfE Green Formulation Initiative (PDF)
Green POP (PDF)

Healing Orthopaedic Technologies (HOT) (PDF)
UVA physicians have developed “smart wound dressings” and are looking for students to develop a business plan.

House of Sweets (PDF)
This is a chocolate specialty business that needs a business plan.

Language Works, LLC (PDF)
Language Works has developed a software for literacy development. Now that a product has been developed, a business plan is needed.

Nelson County Service Authority (PDF)
This non-profit power authority needs a long term development plan.

Obtech, LLC (PDF)
Obtech provides tests to detect the presence of infection with a virus that causes obesity in humans and animals. A business plan is also needed.

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) (PDF)
Screening for preschool has sales but needs to have a business plan developed.

Power Control Solutions (PDF)
Power Control Solutions seeks individuals interested in being part of a power industry related technology startup. There is lots to do for self-managed entrepreneurial types interested in contributing to the growth of a company. Diverse skill sets are welcome; the ability to contribute value is all that is required.

QualLife Management Services (PDF)
QualLife Management Services (QMS) offers services for the elderly population in the U.S. and needs a business plan.

safekidz.net (PowerPoint)
A software package for the rapid dissemination of visual information to identify missing children, safekidz.net needs a business plan.

Sustainable Packaging Coalition (PDF)

The Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative: Teaching Engineering in Middle Schools (PDF)
This educational product needs a business plan.

MEETING PLANNING

Logistics Instructions (PDF)

INTERNSHIPS

Batten Student Venture Internship Program for 2006 (PDF)

HELPFUL PRESENTATIONS

Entrepreneurship (PowerPoint)
Philippe Sommer
Director of Entrepreneurship Programs
Batten Institute, The Darden School
September 16, 2005

Angel Investors (PowerPoint)
John May
Director, Northern Virginia Initiative
The Darden School
July 11, 2005

Polishing Your Business Concept Pitch (PowerPoint)
Liz Pyle & Rod Nasbe
November 1, 2005

Life Lessons (PowerPoint)
Kevin Sharer, CEO, Amgen
November 15, 2005

For more information about the listed companies or about Entrepreneurship at Darden, contact:

Philippe Sommer
Director of Entrepreneurship Programs
Batten Institute
The Darden School
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906

Phone: (434) 243-2283
Fax: (434) 924-7104
Email: sommerp@darden.virginia.edu
Web: www.darden.virginia.edu/batten