Win $25,000 for your business!
Young Entrepreneurs MTV has a contest just for you..win $25k and a chance to be on MTVu!
mtvU along with the New York Stock Exchange have launched the next Movers & Changers competition, in search of young entrepreneurs to submit innovative business ideas that utilize the power of social media as a marketing tool for a new business idea.
Competition finalists will be featured on mtvU in a short-form series, “Movers & Changers,” premiering November 17, 2010 on mtvU and before claiming the grand prize of $25,000 in seed money, each team of finalists will present their business plan to the “Movers & Changers” Board, which will be a collaboration of top business and social media gurus, to be announced at a later date.
Mtv is looking for 16-28 year old college students to develop and produce a compelling business proposal that utilizes social media to leverage or enhance their venture. Ideas must be original, feasible, scalable, and practical.
Three finalists will be flown to New York City to attend Global Entrepreneurship Week where they will ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, attend the NYSE Movers and Changers Forum, and present their plans to a panel of industry executives. The winner will receive $25,000 in seed money to help his or her company start off on the right foot.
Michigan is offering up to $500k for your start-up…enter contest now!!!
Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is an international business plan competition which highlights Michigan as a robust and vibrant venue for innovation and business opportunity. The competition fuels innovation-based business growth by uncovering the best and brightest new business concepts from local and global entrepreneurs, exposing those opportunities to potential investment capital and fostering their growth within Michigan.
The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition targets mid-to-late-stage business start-ups with potential to generate an immediate impact on Michigan’s economy, as well as student concepts with longer-term business viability.
With more than $1 million in cash winnings, plus in-kind awards of services, staffing and software, the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is the world’s largest business plan competition.
The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is open to any early stage business — from anywhere in the world. With the exception of the “People’s Choice” and “Tweet” awards, prize winners must have the winning business registered and located in the state of Michigan. For winners not currently located in the state of Michigan to receive the award you must locate your business in Michigan.
Although any business can apply, Accelerate Michigan is targeted at seed-stage innovation-based businesses. They define seed-stage as: you haven’t raised over $1million of investment, and don’t have more than $1million in annual revenue.
Visit http://www.acceleratemichigan.org/main.cfm?cid=2235 to learn more.
Midwest Ventures has just launched a competition for startups.
Applications will be accepted until September 5th.
Think your venture is better than the rest? Apply for COMPETE, where Midwest Ventures will be selecting the top 25 startups to be judged by their expert panel. If you are accepted, then you’ll be given a table on the exhibition floor for free. The first round of judging is done à la a science fair, with judges intermingling with attendees to watch your pitch on the exhibition floor. The top five will then be selected for a 3 minute pitch in front of the audience and the panel of judges, where they will undergo a second round of judging. The winner of that pitch competition will take home over $100,000 in cash and services from their sponsors.
Startups applying for the COMPETE category must be less than 3 years old, must have received less than $2m in funding, and must have revenues less than $1m per year. 25 qualifying startups will be chosen and have a free table at midVenturesLAUNCH event, receive media and press on the midVentures LAUNCH website, and their business summaries will be sent to attending investors.