Business Plan Competition

Toma Detroit Wins $250K Grand Prize In Hatch Detroit Contest

DETROIT – Toma Detroit will serve fresh, locally sourced simple yet sophisticated cocktails and foods from Latin America with the help of a $50,000 cash prize the founders won Thursday night in the 2018 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock. The annual contest supports brick and mortar business growth in Detroit, Highland Park and

By |2018-08-31T09:16:14-04:00August 31st, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Deadline To Register For $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Competition Aug. 15

ROYAL OAK - Are you a Michigan entrepreneur who has grown a great company that now needs cash to take it to the next level? Then you want to apply to compete in the $1 million Accelerate Michigan business-plan competition. Martin Dober, Managing Partner of Invest Detroit Ventures, talks about this annual competition. Deadline to

By |2018-08-08T08:00:59-04:00August 8th, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Applications Open For $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Competition

DETROIT - Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is now accepting applications for startups to win up to $1 Million in Cash and prizes. This year the pitch competition unveils a new format to help company better connect. Investors and Companies must register to apply by Aug. 15. Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, a program of ID Ventures,

By |2018-07-17T20:43:46-04:00July 17th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

GreenLight Business Plan Competition Moves North To Traverse City

TRAVERSE CITY - The GreenLight Michigan Business Model Competition is reaching out to Northern Michigan entrepreneurs working with TCNewTech and Northern Michigan Angels. TCNewTech and Northern Michigan Angels will launch and manage the Northwest Michigan regional event. The regional finals lead-up event will be hosted in Traverse City, on March 6. Participants must enter the

By |2018-02-14T19:32:51-05:00February 14th, 2018|Entrepreneurs|

Orbio Space Technology Wins $500,000 In Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

DETROIT – Orbio Space Technology, founded by Michigan Technological University Professor L. Brand King, won $500,000 in cash and an additional $39,000 in in-kind services in the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Orbio develops systems to propel small satellites into space for big data projects. “Orbion is honored to be chosen from the dozens

By |2017-11-21T16:01:07-05:00November 21st, 2017|Entrepreneurs|

SPLT Wins Grand Prize – $500,000 – At Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

DETROIT - Ride sharing SPLT won the $500,000 top prize Thursday night at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, while Autobooks, an accounting application, was named second, collecting a check for $100,000. JOOL Health, a mobile-healthcare application, at third, won $50,000. Companies named as top presenters in each category won $25,000 each. The winners are: ProNav

By |2016-11-04T09:21:30-04:00November 4th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Six Finalist Named For TiE & AutoNebula Mobility Contest

FARMINGTON HILLS – TiE Detroit and AutoNebula, a business accelerator and investment fund focused on connected transport, announced the six finalists of Ignition Lab, Connected Car-Mobility Contest for Start-ups. The competition crowns the best entrepreneurs and start-ups from Connected Transport ecosystem. The contest, launched in August, received entries from companies across the globe. The contest

By |2016-10-19T18:22:50-04:00October 19th, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|

$1 Million Accelerate Michigan Competition Now Taking Applications

DETROIT - One of the largest business plan competitions in the nation sets the stage for up to $1 million in prizes on November 3 at Cobo Convention Center. The Accelerate Michigan Planning Committee is taking applications for one of the largest business plan competitions in the nation. Companies can apply for the opportunity to pitch

By |2016-08-08T23:00:38-04:00August 8th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

$50,000 GreenLight Business Model Competition March 30

EAST LANSING - The GreenLight Business Model Competition is a startup event series that brings together entrepreneurs and small business supporters from all over the State of Michigan. Held at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing, participants can pitch their business idea to compete for up to $50,000 in cash prizes. Register

By |2016-03-25T10:21:48-04:00March 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|