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Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2006) – The University of Central
Florida College of Business Administration and the UCF Technology
Incubator are once again offering Excellence in Entrepreneurship,
the popular certificate course, beginning Tuesday, February 21.
Course topics include strategic focus, building the venture team,
marketing and sales, funding and finance, and entrepreneurial skills.
Taught by entrepreneurs, professional practitioners such as lawyers
and accountants and members of the UCF faculty, the course is a
required element of the Incubator’s application process,
but is open to any entrepreneur looking to gain the knowledge and
resources necessary to successfully plan and start a business.
Feedback from previous participants has validated the value of
the course. Comments include: “This course helped us focus
on who we really are and what place our company occupies in the
marketplace.” and “Now I understand what an elevator
speech is and how to write my business plan.” One experienced
CEO who took the course declared, “This is the best education
program I’ve taken part in. It’s more then worth the
money!”
When: Tuesday and Thursdays – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
February 21 – March 14, 2006
Where: Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center
315 East Robinson Street, Suite 100, Orlando, Florida
Cost: $400 per person, $200 for
each additional participant from the same
company; includes course materials, refreshments, parking. Enrollment
is
limited to the first 22 registrants.
Contact: Visit www.incubator.ucf.edu or
contact Laura Giffin at 407-882-0202 or lgiffin@mail.ucf.edu for
more information or to register.
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About the UCF Technology Incubator
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology Incubator has helped
more than 80 emerging technology companies create over $175 million
in revenue and more than 650 new jobs with an average salary of
$59,000. As a result of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator
was recently named the 2004 Technology Incubator of the Year by
the National Business Incubation Association. Headquartered in
Research Park near the University, the Incubator is a true collaboration
in economic development between UCF, Orange County, the City of
Orlando, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and the Metro-Orlando
Economic Development Commission. For more information, please visit
http://www.incubator.ucf.edu
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For more information, please contact:
Tom O’Neal or Carol Ann Dykes, UCF Technology Incubator,
407.882.0202
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, LV Communications Inc. 407.644.4142.
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