Entries Categorized as 'Worldwide Eligible'

Are You a Handbag Designer? Get Your Line Noticed With this Competition!

Date March 24, 2008

peterkenthandbags3_418w.jpg Billed as the only handbag competition of its kind in the world, the Second Annual Independent
Handbag Designer Awards™ has put out an open call for handbag designers and aspiring designers.

Here’s your chance to present your handbag design at a high profile New York event and compete for one of six Awards for Handbag Design Excellence.

Entrants are required to upload a digital jpeg image in any one or more of the following categories:

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Boomer Venture Business Plan Competition $10,000 Prize

Date February 13, 2008

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Over 78 million baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964 here in the United States, making up 28% of the U.S. market. Estimates are that this group accounts for 77% of all financial assets. According to the Boomer Venture website, this represents over $2 trillion in annual spending power, a very lucrative market to go after.

The 2008 Boomer Venture Business Plan contest aims to identify business plans or startup ventures that show business potential for this ever increasing market.

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Cartier Women’s Initiative $20,000 to Start Your Business if You Win

Date January 28, 2008

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is a unique, annual business plan competition for female entrepreneurs in the initial phases of business development. Created in 2006 by Cartier and the Women’s Forum with the support of McKinsey and INSEAD management school. The Awards are an international distinction honoring five innovative business projects led by women, one per continent. Winners also receive receive a US$ 20,000 grant and personalized coaching support for a full year.

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Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition, Pitch 2008 Open

Date January 27, 2008

Women 2.0 is now accepting applications for the 2008 business plan competition. Teams with at least 50% female ownership are invited to submit their business ideas on a 7×7 inch paper napkin (must also complete an online application). Focused on business ideas that are in concept stage or in beta launch only, this competition is for new, independent ventures in the seed, start-up, or early stage.

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Purpose of Competition

To increase the number of young women entrepreneurs by providing resources that will lead to the launch of their company.

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Enter Nokia’s Technology Innovation Competition

Date January 19, 2008

To all my international readers who complain most of the competitions listed here are for US residents, here’s one where geography is no barrier. You must act fast though because the deadline for this one is January 25.

nokia_technology_innovation Purpose of the Competition
Nokia and the other sponsors want to open the field to start up and medium sized companies to further explore and create new aspects of miniaturization, green technologies and enhanced technologies for consumer devices.

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