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September 24, 2007
The Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ) Competition is now open.
The mission of this competition according to their website, is “to continually encourage and educate entrepreneurs on the creation, start up and early growth stages of high-growth businesses within the state of Michigan.”
If you live or work in Michigan, or can find a business partner who does, take a look at this. The deadline for registration in the first phase of the competition is October 31 so you should work fast if you want to get in on this one.
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August 6, 2007
Mirassou, the California based winery is sponsoring it’s annual “Make Your Dreams Come True with Mirassou” business funding competition. Mirassou aims at overcoming the #1 obstacle women often face when trying to start a business, that is, finding startup funds. The winery has again teamed up with the National Association of Women Business Owners to select the winners.
COMPETITION RULES
- Applicants must submit a 500-word or less essay detailing why they would be a great entrepreneur, in addition to a preliminary business plan.
- Applicants must be WOMEN at least 21 years old
- Legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia only but VOID IN CA, MA, TN, UT, PR, OUTSIDE THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES
- Must not be a current business owner.
- Read the rules of the competion on their website for all qualifications.
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July 21, 2007
The Whirlpool Corporation is again running it’s Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant program. If you are a mom with a great product innovation, invention, service or business idea, you should enter this competition.
What kind of idea you ask–well, make sure you don’t send any ideas about appliances. Those will be disqualified. Whirlpool is looking for all new product innovation, invention, service or business ideas except those about appliances or appliance components.
According to the website, ” the 2007 Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant will provide moms with the necessary business resources, such as seed money and expert advice, helping to make business dreams a reality”.
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July 4, 2007
I will be listing grants, micro-loan sources and any business contests that will provide cash flow into a small business on a weekly basis. Here’s a contest for those already in business.
The Visa Business Breakthrough Challenge.
Entry requires that you submit an essay, maximum 500 words, explaining how you think your business could be more efficient in one of the five areas listed on the Breakthrough site. Five winners will be chosen, one from each of the five categories.
Deadline to enter: September 30, 2007
Prize package worth: US$10,000
Entry Requirements:
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Your business must have an EIN/TIN to qualify |
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You must have 100 employees or less |
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Your annual revenues must be $25M or less |
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You must have a Visa Business card for your business and also accept Visa at your business (if applicable) |
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See the additional details and entry form on the Business Breakthrough site: http://businessbreakthrough.onlinepromo.com
Also, check here for the archive of funding sources listed on this blog to date.
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July 3, 2007
United Parcel Service (UPS), the company we know here in the U.S. as “brown” is sponsoring their UPS Small Business Contest again this year. This contest is focused on finding small businesses that transformed ideas into business success stories. Business’ 2006 revenue had to have been between
US $25,000 and US $10 million in order to compete in this contest.
Prizes
2007 prizes are as follows:
First place: US$25,000 in cash, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
Second place: US$10,000 in cash, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
Third place: US$5,000, printer and PC with UPS shipping tools
In honor of UPS celebrating its 100th anniversary, a one-time only special prize of US$10,000 will be awarded to the company best exemplifying the “end-to-end service” theme of UPS’s Centennial celebration.
Deadline for entry : September 1, 2007
Contest is open to entities conducting business in the following countries:
Also, check here for the archive of funding sources listed on this blog to date.
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