| January 10 | Announcement for JPIBPC sent |
| March 1 – April 30 | Application and Publicity & Liability Release submitted through Angelsoft. |
| May 2 – 13 | Judges review Application and select top 20 |
| May 18 | Phone Conference to discuss and confer next round to submit full business plans |
| May 20 | Send notice to the selected companies to submit business plans to Angelsoft |
| July 1 | Deadline for business plans to be submitted through Angelsoft |
| July 5 – 22 | Plans reviewed by the judges |
| July 25 | Online voting complete |
| August 3 | Phone call to select 7 to 10 companies to present to judges |
| August 5 | The 7-10 companies are contacted to schedule presentations/interviews with the judges. |
| September 8 | The 7-10 companies present to or interview with the judges Review committee selects the final three winners. |
| September 12 | Final three companies are notified they are winners, but not notified of rank. Companies are instructed to prepare a fifteen-minute presentation for Iowa Venture Capital and Entrepreneurs Conference (IVCEC) in Des Moines. |
| October 25-26 | Presentations by three companies during luncheon at IVCEC in Des Moines and awards to follow |