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Supporting Innovative Development of businesses through Empowering entrepreneurs and Accelerating business growth.
The Big IDEA concept allows entrepreneurs the chance to submit their dreams to start or expand a business, then encourage friends, family, and customers to vote for them online. Five finalists will present their idea to an audience and judges in a pitch competition with $10,000 in prize money to be awarded.
TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A BUSINESS
What's Important
Opportunity
Entrepreneurs can submit their business ideas for a chance to win up to $10,000 in prize money.
How It Works
Submit a 90-second video pitching your Big IDEA and how the prize money will help your business.
Submission period: 3 weeks for video submissions.
Voting period: 2 weeks for the public to vote on their favorite videos.
Voting
Voting is done once per device per day during the 2-week voting period.
Share your video link on social media to encourage voting from friends, family, and customers.