New Ideas SC Business Idea Contest launches July 15!

Submitter Photo - Amy Love Submitted by: Amy Love on Jul 15, 2010 at 3:27 pm Tagged with: Business Idea contest, Entrepreneurship Source: New Carolina - SC's Council on Competitiveness

New Ideas SC Business Idea Competition Kicks-Off with Cash Prizes

Everyone has a dream or a great business idea, what’s yours? South Carolina residents can win cash prizes for the best business idea through the New Ideas SC Contest, which kicks-off Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Enter your business idea at www.newideassc.com.
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This is the sixth New Ideas SC Contest to foster entrepreneurism in South Carolina. Participants can enter their idea at www.NewIdeasSC.com from today until September 20, 2010. The winners will be announced at the Small Business Innovation Summit and Expo in Charleston on November 3, 2010. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 of seed money for their business idea, a scholarship to a FastTrac® entrepreneurial training program, tickets to the Small Business Innovation Summit and Expo and a Dream Team of Mentors to help the winner cultivate their idea.

Five first place prizes of $2,500 will be awarded in the categories of Bio-Science, Software/Information Technology, Engineering, Environmental Sustainability and Wild Card. Each winner will receive a scholarship to FastTrac® and tickets to the Small Business Innovation Summit and Expo. There will be five $1,000 honorable mention prizes distributed as well as in each category.

Winners will be chosen based on the idea’s viability, innovation/vision and profit/revenue potential.

So what are you waiting for? Enter your Idea at www.NewIdeasSC.com by September 20, 2010 for a chance to win!

The contest is sponsored by SCLaunch.

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