1. Every team must register using http://uottawa-nicol.myreviewroom.com/.

7. Judges are drawn from outside the University, in most cases.

2. One registration will cover your participation in both the Business Model Competition and the Wes Nicol Competition.

8. To prepare for the Biz Model Comp, student teams should refer to: http://dramatispersonae.org/AssignmentsADM3396BusinessModelCompetition.htm and read: THE COMPLETE BUSINESS MODEL: http://www.eqjournalblog.com/?p=692.

3. At least half the team must be full time U of O students. Max team size is four people.

9. Student teams must turn their biz models into full business plans and have the plans uploaded to Review Room (http://uottawa-nicol.myreviewroom.com/) not later than Saturday March 6th at noon. This will give the judges about 24 hours to familiarize themselves with the submissions before presentations are made on in the U of O Wes Nicol Comp Sunday March 7th, 2010 in Tabaret Hall Room 325.

4. To enter the Wes Nicol, your team must be in the top 5 or 6 in the Biz Model Comp. That is our filter. We will either allow 5 or 6 teams into the Wes Nicol depending on the quality of the entrants.

10. To prepare for the Wes Nicol, student teams should refer to: http://dramatispersonae.org/AssignmentsADM3396WesNicolBusinessPlanCompetition.htm.

5. The Biz Model Comp 2010 will be held on Wed. March 3rd from 4 to 7 pm in Tabaret 325. Presentations must be posted on: http://uottawa-nicol.myreviewroom.com/ before noon on Tuesday March 3rd so the judges may review them before you present.

11. The top team in the Wes Nicol may be eligible to compete in the Wes Nicol Nationals against university teams from across Canada (http://www.nicol-award.com/). That is held at a gala event on March 30th from 6 pm to 9:30 pm at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. The keynote speaker this year is Richard L'Abbé.

6. Order of presentations will be random.

Further questions, please contact: bfirestone@partnersadvantage.ca or @ProfBruce, www.Twitter.com/ProfBruce