Information for Sponsors The Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair, an annual forum to develop creativity and entrepreneurship, is supported by alumni, leading technology and consumer product companies, banks, venture firms, accounting and legal firms, market research organizations, real estate agencies and incubators. Most of these organizations and sponsors come from Silicon Valley and surrounding communities. However, it is also supported by non-profit organizations like NCIIA and local incubators. These organizations support the Neat Ideas Fair to witness young entrepreneurs in the making. The Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair offers a great networking opportunity for sponsors. Specifically it offers them the following benefits: Increasing exposure and building relationship with SJSU and its 30,000 students Finding talented students and good ideas to help fill their “talent pipeline” Enhancing public image and promoting name recognition Creating a better entrepreneurial infrastructure for the Silicon Valley Tapping into the entrepreneurship expertise at SJSU Identifying potential interns, employees and business partners Benefiting from enriched education process at SJSU Participating in the growth of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial community Promote their services to entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs! Network with startups – a chance to meet founders of emerging and early stage businesses Click here for the 2006 Neat Ideas Fair sponsors.   Exhibition Participation Service providers in venture financing, banking, accounting, legal, market research, real estate, etc Audience   SJSU students with interest in entrepreneurship   Faculty   Startups in the making   Investors   General public interested in entrepreneurship Available Table Sizes   6’x2.5’ – for at least 1 company representative   12’x2.5’ – for at least 3 company representatives   10’x1.5’ – for at least 1 company representative Utilities   Power   High speed Internet access   Sponsorships Levels   Diamond $5,000   Platinum $2,500   Gold $1,000   Silver $500   Benefits Diamond Sponsor ($5,000)   Prime spot for exhibition table.   Your logo will be projected continually on a giant screen at the front of the hall      Logo and sponsor recognition in the College of Business, SVCE and NIF web site.   Special Diamond recognition at the sponsors networking reception.   Special Diamond recognition at the event closing ceremony.   Platinum Sponsor ($2,500)   Spot for exhibition table.   Logo and sponsor recognition in the SVCE and NIF web site.   Logo projected on giant screen at front of room.   Special Platinum recognition at the sponsors networking reception.   Special Platinum recognition at the event closing ceremony.   Gold Sponsor ($1,000)   Logo and sponsor recognition in the NIF web site.   Logo projected on giant screen at front of room.   Recognition at the sponsors' networking reception.   Gold Recognition at the event closing ceremony.   Silver Sponsor ($500)   Logo and sponsor recognition in the NIF web site.   Logo projected on giant screen at front of room.   Invitation to the sponsors' networking reception.   Recognition at the event closing ceremony.

Become a sponsor of the Neat Ideas Fair

If you are interested in learning more about the Neat Ideas Fair and would like to know how you or your company can help, please contact Dr. Anuradha Basu at basu_a@cob.sjsu.edu or Shruti Kumthekar at kumthe_s@cob.sjsu.edu. Thank you.