You still have plenty of time to enter the 2012 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge, our annual entrepreneurship contest open to entrepreneurs with startup businesses two years old or less as well as entrepreneurs with business ideas. There are three tracks for entry: A community track, open to all South Floridians, an FIU track open to students and alumni of that university, and a high school track. Your three-page business plan is your entry, which must be in by March 24.
Melissa Krinzman and Darius Nevin, two Challenge judges, gave a great bootcamp last week. If you missed it, here's a story that will give you a recap of their top tips.
Need more incentive? Here are five reasons to enter the Business Plan Challenge.
Find the rules of the Challenger here and more information here.
Email your entries to challenge@miamiherald.com (community track); fiuchallenge@miamiherald.com (FIU track) and highschoolchallenge@miamiherald.com (high school track).
What else do you need to know? Email me at ndahlberg@miamiherald.com and follow me on Twitter @ndahlberg