InnovateHER to spotlight ideas that impact women, a 70K competition
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Friday, November 20th
InnovateHER pitch competition
weVENTURE will co-host the 'InnovateHER: Ideas That Impact Women and Families Challenge' in collaboration with Groundswell Friday, November 20th at 6PM. The national InnovateHER initiative serves to empower the lives of women and families during National Small Business Week.
Judges of the InnovateHER competition will select one local winner as a finalist who, if selected by the U.S. Small Business Association committee, will compete for awards and prize money totaling $70,000 in Washington, D.C. This is a great opportunity to network and gain exposure at a national event that’s co-sponsored by Microsoft.
Competition criteria: Product or service must have a measurable impact on the lives of women and families (30% judging criteria); have the potential for commercialization (40%) and fill a need in the marketplace (30%). Applicants must be a US citizen at least 19 years old and must be incorporated in the US. InnovateHER applicants can be any gender, whole teams of innovators are also welcome to apply.
All interested applicants must submit a one-page business plan to weVmlb@fit.edu by Sunday, Nov. 8th at midnight.
Sample business plan template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_V7X-PyXpLhRHV4NTBpRDR6SGc/view?usp=sharing