Resources for Students
- How to Navigate the Believe in Ohio STEM Plan Instructional Roadmap
- Student Step by Step Instructions for Determining the Commercial Feasibility of Their Plan Idea and Developing the Plan Itself
- Roadmap Milepost 1-8 Worksheet
- Student Instructions for Writing and Formatting Their STEM Plan
- STEM Commercialization Plan Student Template (Word document)
- STEM Business Plan Student Template (Word Document)
- Student Template for Preparing a Three-Year Financial Projection (Excel Document)
- Review Prior Year’s Award Winning STEM Commercialization and Business Plans
Additional Resources
Five-Part Video Series – How to Prepare For and Develop Your STEM Plan
Students may find it helpful to watch a series of short videos done by Believe in Ohio Co-Director John Klipfell that will walk them through the development of your STEM Plan using the “Ohio Roadmap to Future Jobs & Prosperity”. Each video is only a couple minutes long and they may be viewed on an individual basis or all five in sequence. So, using Believe in Ohio’s “Roadmap” let’s journey forward:
- Video 1 – Where You Want To Go & Why (2:40)
- Video 2 – How To Get There & What We Are Looking For (5:00)
- Video 3 – Working Through Mileposts 0-3 (5:24)
- Video 4 – Working Through Mileposts 1-8 (11:38)
- Video 5 – Working Through Mileposts 9-12 (6:55)
Patent and Intellectual Property Information
Entrepreneurs develop new products and information which is considered intellectual property. Because of this, they must protect their property through patents and trademarks.
Listen to Dr. Bilal Bomani explain the basics of patents from the perspective of a Research Scientist.