1. Presents: Sure-Fire Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success Students to Start-Ups Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop Series Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

2. The Panel  Netreo  Andrew Anderson, Co-Founder & COO  Network Synthesis  Adam Bonner, Co-Founder & CTO  Vic Liu, Co-Founder & CEO  Zustek  Ajay Shaw, Founder & CEO

3. Additional Resources  Web 12 Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success http://www.vcinstitute.org/materials/surefire.html http://www.vcinstitute.org/materials/surefire.html Entrepreneurial Death Traps http://www.vcinstitute.org/materials/deathtraps.html http://www.vcinstitute.org/materials/deathtraps.html Do You Have the Mindset to Become an Entrepreneur? http://www.score.org/mindset_skills_entrepreneur.html http://www.score.org/mindset_skills_entrepreneur.html Checklist for going into Business (first 2-3 sections) http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-12.pdf http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-12.pdf

4. Additional Resources  Web Ten Tips for Starting a New Business http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/E6166BB8- CFD7-4A19-B8A435BE137AB595/catId/9FA25870- 14F1-4657-9778F19FB41FB93D/111/228/CHK/ http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/E6166BB8- CFD7-4A19-B8A435BE137AB595/catId/9FA25870- 14F1-4657-9778F19FB41FB93D/111/228/CHK/ eVenturing www.eVenturing.org (click on “strategy”, “personal development”, “leadership”, etc.)www.eVenturing.org SCORE Orange County http://www.score114.org (click on “Business Library”http://www.score114.org More links at http://www.score.org and www.sba.govhttp://www.score.orgwww.sba.gov

5. Additional Resources  People UCI Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation CEI@Merage.uci.edu CEI@Merage.uci.edu SCORE Orange County www.score114.orgwww.score114.org

6. Students to Start-Ups Entrepreneurial Skills Workshop Series UPCOMING WORKSHOPS March 7 th April 4 th Finding Start-Up Capital Nuts & Bolts of Business Structure and Licensing March 21 st April 18 th Driving Growth Through Distribution Refine Your Unique Value Proposition Channels and Sales Management RSVP CEI@MERAGE.UCI.EDU

7. Next Steps  Sign up for future “Student to Start Up” workshops  Decide what specific area of your business (raising money, distribution, marketing, etc) would benefit from counseling  Contact UCI Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to arrange no-cost counseling from SCORE