Applicants are invited to apply for the 53 Ideas Business Pitch Competition.
Sponsoring Agency: Small Business Center Network
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/31/2021
Size of the Fund: Less than USD $50,000
Applicants are invited to apply for the 53 Ideas Business Pitch Competition.
53 Ideas is an initiative to expand upon the community's innovative ideas and provide everyone a chance to share their ideas, test viability and compete for funding to support new venture creation.
Award Information
• First place winner: $10,000
• Second place winner: $5,000
• Third place winner: $2,500
• Top 10 finalists: $250
• Top 53 finalists: $50
How it works
• Anyone in the 10-counties surrounding Charlotte can submit an idea. It only takes a minute.
• Entry is limited to residents in the following NC counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union.
• Employees of participating community colleges in the Southwest region are not eligible to participate.
• June 11, 2021 the 53 finalists are announced.
• Finalist will receive a monetary award and have an opportunity to receive training and coaching to prepare for the next round.
• The week of July 19, 2021 the 53 finalists will pitch and top 10 semi-finalists will be selected.
• July 28, 2021 the top ten semi-finalists will be announced.
• August 12, 2021 virtual Pitch Day – the top 10 compete for first, second and third place.
More information at: https://www.ncsbc.net/DocumentMaster.aspx?doc=4315
Eligible Countries:
United States
