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Ten Reasons to Participate

  1. Sharpen your networking and presentation skills
  2. Prize money can fund your idea
  3. Experience is invaluable – even if you don’t take a prize!
  4. Learn how to move an idea from drawing board to marketplace
  5. Meet people who inspire you
  6. Receive guidance for pitching investments in a safe, no risk, environment
  7. Idea validation – is your idea workable?
  8. Build your resume and experience
  9. Walk away with a refined business plan
  10. Create your own company – it is what our economy needs!
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