Programs and Activities

The primary activities of the Forum are Business Plan Presentations, Panel Discussions, and interactive Satellite Broadcasts.

Business Plan Presentations

Business Plan Presentations feature the presentation of a business plan by the entrepreneurs and critiques of the plan and the presentation by an expert panel and the audience. Presenting entrepreneurs can use this event as a "practice run" before attempting to raise capital, and in fact presenting companies have received investments from venture capitalists and angels in the audience.

Business plans are selected for presentation each month. Entrepreneurs presenting their business plans work with MITEF board members to refine their presentation. A typical business plan presentation follows the following agenda:

• Forum announcements
• The main presenter (company) describes their business plan and the challenges they face
• Expert panelists discuss the company, the plan, and offer insights
• The company responds, expressing their reaction to the panelist's comments and recommendations
• Finally, the audience asks questions about the company

If you are interested in presenting your company to the MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC, please complete the Angelsoft^TM online application. We will carefully review your summary and respond to you as soon as possible. Companies chosen to present are asked to contribute $300 in order to defray a portion of the cost for the venue and event publicity. On a periodic basis we run business plan presentation events open to our membership and contacts for the purpose of promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in the New York City area.

Business Plan Resources

Panel Discussions

The MITEF panel discussions feature a group of experts discussing topics such as: Online direct marketing, Video-on-demand, Homeland Security Technologies, etc. The panelists explore a variety of subjects in the topic of interest, including the technology business cycles, technology shifts, fundamentals affecting sales growth and margins, merger and acquisition trends, and valuation of the groups and individual stocks.

If you have experience and valuable exposure in an industry that it is attracting attention in the investment community, you could participate as a panelist in our next event. Email to participate.

Previous Panel Discussions

Broadcasts

The MIT Enterprise Forum Central Office produces three programs each year, originating from the MIT campus, and available for viewing via satellite or the Web by Enterprise Forums and MIT Alumni Clubs around the world. If you live in the tri-state New York area, these broadcasts are available to you by the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City. Click here if you would like to watch the previous programs online.