Purpose

• Create an environment where our members

can become successful entrepreneurs through
learning and collaborating together

• To provide the education and resources

necessary for our members to turn their
entrepreneurial ideas into reality
 What Differentiates the BEA?
1. Entrepreneurial Workshop
– Actual development of innovative ideas into profit
earning businesses
2. Business Incubator
– Access to strategic partners, funds, professional
assistance and guidance, and more
3. Resource Network
– Link OSU and its students to entrepreneurial
resources from Columbus and the rest of Ohio
 BEA Details
• Meetings
– Mondays 8-10pm (not all Mondays)
– Suzanne M. Scharer Room in Ohio Union
• Membership
– Open to all majors
– $25 per year/$15 per semester
• E-Mail
– bea@osu.edu
– All questions, comments, or concerns
 Organization Info
• Website: http://beaosu.org/
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/199752120139538/
• Twitter: @beaosu
• LinkedIn: Buckeye Entrepreneurship Association
 New Officers
• VP of Recruitment
– Kirk Cherep

• AVP
– Michael Fearer
 Meeting Format
• Presentation • Workshop/Networking
– 8:00-9:00pm – 9:00-10:00pm
 Spring Semester
• We will be walking through the steps of
writing a business plan

• Each meeting will focus on a different section

of the business plan and speakers will be open
to any questions you may have
 Spring Schedule
• 1/28/13- BEA/CoStart Event
• 2/4/13- Entrepreneurial Resources
• 2/11/13- Product and Service Description
• 2/18/13- Industry Analysis
• 2/25/13- Market Segmentation
• 3/4/13- CoStart Event TBA
• 3/18/13- Strategy and Implementation
• 3/25/13- Design and Development Plan
• 4/1/13- Operations and Management Plan
• 4/8/13- Financial Factors