Need start-up capital? Compete for $50K in Intuit’s Just Start Contest.

Written on November 7, 2007 by Amanda M. Gladden

For all my male readers who complain that all the best business startup contests I list are for women, here’s one that you can enter too.

Intuit, the software company behind Quickbooks, Quicken and other great software is sponsoring the “Just Start” business contest. (note that you can still enter even if you have a business already). I love the name of this contest- complements the concept of this blog don’t you think?

Here’s the scoop in a nutshell.

Prizes:

One Grand Prize winner gets $40,000 in cash and $10,000 in resources

Two First Prize winners get $5,000 each

Eligibility:
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older as of date of entry. Please read all the fine print and other eligibility details at Intuit’s website.

Enter the Contest

Access the online entry form which is very straightforward at IWillJustStart.com. Register and either submit a 2 minute video or a 250-word story with a photo attached explaining your business idea, what you would be resigning from and what you would do with the winnings to pursue your business. That’s it!

Deadline to apply: Entries must be submitted online no later than 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time on December 15, 2007.

There are two phases of judging. All entries will be judged by Intuit’s team of judges which include a marketing expert and business consultants/bloggers who will choose 5 semi-finalists. The public will then get to decide which of the 5 semi-finalists should be the grand prize and first prize winners.

All winners will be announced around February 1, 2008

Good luck and if you choose to enter, please let the rest of us know in the Comments section below.

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