It's Business Plan Contest season. Here are a few on the horizon. The first one, the Idea Center Startup Challenge, is open to Miami Dade College students (all 165,000 of you!) but the other two are open community-wide.
1. The Idea Center Startup Challenge -- January 6 through January 30, 2015
Are you an MDC student with a great idea for a new business or product? Ready to go from idea to reality? Entering the Startup Challenge is easy! All you need to start is a 60-second video pitching your idea. Open to Miami Dade College students of all disciplines and at all campuses. Win $5,000 as seed money toward your venture.
For more information and to enter, please visit: theideacenter.co/startup 2. FAU Business Plan Competition -- first deadline for entry is Feb. 15, 2015
All students, faculty and members of the community may be eligible to participate in this annual competition. Teams participating can network with venture capital principals, early stage angel investors, successful entrepreneurs and business leaders who will serve as competition judges. There is a substantial prize pool too.
For more information: http://business.fau.edu/centers/adams-center/business-plan-competition/index.aspx#.VKvzea10wuQ
3. Coming soon: 17th Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge -- opens Jan. 26, 2015; submission deadline is March 16
Take the Challenge, even if you are entering another competition as well Your short business plan could wow our judges. There will be a community track open to all, an FIU track open to students and alumni and a track open to grades 8-12. Full info will be available Jan. 26 and thereafter on MiamiHerald.com/challenge. (Questions? I will be coordinating this again so you can always email me at ndahlberg@miamiherald.com)
Posted Jan. 6, 2015