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$45,000 “Concept to Company” For Tech Innovations
Concept to Company 2013 Competition to Award $45,000 in Prizes St. George, Utah, March 26, 2013 – Grow Utah Ventures, SEED Dixie, and USTAR are in search of the next “Big Idea.” They want to know if you have what it takes to turn your idea from a concept to a company. If so, they want to award you with cash and services to build your company and create the economic development of the future. Now in its fifth year, the Concept to Company competition seeks to help encourage entrepreneurs and bring “value added” growth to the...
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Are Entrepreneurs Born or Trained?…… A Little of Both - Grow Utah Ventures Announces the ELITE Entrepreneur Learning Initiative and Lean Startup Training – SALT LAKE CITY, October 18, 2012 – Most successful entrepreneurs were certainly born with characteristics that enable them to endure the tough challenges of starting a business. But personality traits alone don’t make all the difference. In fact, more and more, the skills that are required to succeed can be effectively learned through experienced based...
read more$45K “Concept to Company” Contest For New Mobile Apps!
Need Some Start-up Money? …. Build an App for That - Mobile App Contest Will Award Utah Start-ups $45K for Best Apps - OGDEN, October 10, 2012 – Grow Utah Ventures, Northfront Business Resource Center and Weber State University/StartUp Ogden announced its Mobile App “Concept to Company” contest today. The contest is open to all innovators and designers with a new application or software to be delivered on a mobile platform such as a smartphone or tablet device. The contest is designed to help mobile app entrepreneurs...
read more$45K “Concept to Company” Contest For New Medical Innovations!
Prescription for Utah Medical Start-Ups: “Enter to Win $45,000 for Immediate Relief” - Medical Device Companies get a little First Aid from Grow Utah Ventures Concept to Company Contest - SALT LAKE CITY, September 10, 2012 – Every entrepreneur needs a little first aid when it comes to launching their new business, especially those in the highly competitive medical device market. “The medical device and technology market is often overlooked because it’s complicated and challenging,” said T. Craig Bott, President and...
read moreConsumer Products “Concept to Company” Contest Winners
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS CONSUMER PRODUCTS “CONCEPT TO COMPANY” CONTEST - Winners Received $40,000 in Cash and Services to Launch Their Businesses - SALT LAKE CITY, June 27, 2012 – Grow Utah Ventures is pleased to announce iLights as the 2012 Grand Prize Winner of their Consumer Products “Concept to Company” contest. iLights was developed by Josh Wiscombe and Bret Millar and is a one-of-a-kind string of light bulbs that can be controlled using a smartphone app. More than 512 different colors and patterns...
read moreConsumer Products “Concept to Company” Contest Finalists Announced
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS “CONCEPT TO COMPANY” CONTEST - Eight Entrepreneurs Compete for $40,000 at Public Event - SALT LAKE CITY, June 04, 2012 – Eight bright innovators have been chosen out of a whopping 120 applicants as finalists in the latest Grow Utah Ventures’ Concept to Company Contest, where they will compete for their share of $40,000 in cash and services to launch their product into the marketplace. The contest is part of an ongoing series of contests held throughout the state...
read moreSouthern Utah “Concept to Company” Winners Chosen
SOUTHERN UTAH TECH COMPANIES SHARE $40,000 IN CASH AND SERVICE WINNINGS - Fledgling companies create solutions for business and consumer problems - ST GEORGE, May 11, 2012 -Brandon and Travis Gates, owners of DuctWizard, a St. George software application allowing HVAC companies to conveniently order custom ductwork over the internet, walked away as Grand Prize winners of the Southern Utah Concept to Company contest. The Gates brothers won $10,000 for their efforts along with another $10,000 in services from local companies. Runners up...
read moreDeadline Approaching For $40K Consumer Products Contest
GROW UTAH VENTURES ENCOURAGES NEW PRODUCT ENTREPRENEURS & INVENTORS TO COMPETE FOR THEIR SHARE OF $40,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES - Concept to Company Contest Designed to Ignite New Products and Ideas in Utah’s Entrepreneurs - SALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2012 – The application deadline is looming for the latest installment of Grow Utah Ventures’ Concept to Company contests, where entrepreneurs turn their pipe dreams into realities. The Concept to Company competitions are Utah’s premier ongoing innovation contests. They are...
read moreFinalists Announced in Southwest UT “Concept to Company” Tech Contest
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN THE GENERAL TECHNOLOGY “CONCEPT TO COMPANY” CONTEST AND INVITES THE PUBLIC TO JOIN THEM AT CROWDPITCH EVENT - Finalists to Compete for $40,000 in Cash & Services to Launch Their Business - SALT LAKE CITY, May 1, 2012 – Eight lucky entrepreneurs have just been chosen out of some fifty applicants as finalists in the latest Grow Utah Ventures’ Concept to Company Contest, where they will compete for their share of $40,000 in cash and services to launch their business. The Concept to Company...
read moreGrow Utah Contest Seeks Inventors With Big Ideas – SL Tribune Article
New contest seeks inventors with big ideas “Concept to Company” Consumer product contest opens today By Cathy Mckitrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Published April 16, 2012 Article Location: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/53911181-79/contest-cash-utah-grow.html.csp The Kaysville-based Grow Utah Ventures, a nonprofit organization aimed at sparking the creation of new startup businesses, kicked off a Concept to Company contest Monday, pledging $40,000 in cash and services to help entrepreneurs get their...
read more$40,000 “Concept to Company” Contest For Hot New Products!
GROW UTAH VENTURES TO GIVE AWAY $40,000 TO ENTREPRENEURS WITH HOT NEW PRODUCTS! - Contest Designed to Ignite New Products and Ideas in Utah’s Entrepreneurs - SALT LAKE CITY, April 16, 2012 – Are you finally ready to show the world your idea you’ve been tinkering with- you know, the lunchbox that converts into a jetpack? Well, now’s your big chance because Grow Utah Ventures is giving away $40,000 in cash and services to the best consumer products innovations in Utah. Today, Grow Utah Ventures announced the kick-off of its...
read more“Concept to Company” Digital Media Contest Winners
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES GRAND PRIZE AND TWO RUNNER-UP WINNERS IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA “CONCEPT TO COMPANY” CONTEST - Winners Received $50,000 in Cash and Services to Further Their Businesses - SALT LAKE CITY, April 11, 2012 – Grow Utah Ventures is pleased to announce Sand Mountain Studios as the 2012 Grand Prize Winner of their Digital Media “Concept to Company” contest. Sand Mountain Studios has developed SloPro, a one-of-a-kind mobile application that allows the iPhone to capture video faster than its normal frame...
read more“Concept to Company” Digital Media Contest Finalists
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES FINALISTS IN THE DIGITAL MEDIA CONCEPT TO COMPANY CONTEST 2012 - Event Highlights Entrepreneurs “Pitching” Ideas to Investors to Win Cash Prizes- SALT LAKE CITY, March 28, 2012 – Nine lucky digital media entrepreneurs have just been chosen out of some sixty applicants as finalists in Grow Utah Ventures’ Concept to Company Contest, where they will compete for their share of thousands of dollars and free mentoring for their new business. The Concept to Company competitions are Utah’s premier ongoing...
read moreSix Entrepreneur Contests Announced for 2012
GROW UTAH VENTURES ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR SIX “CONCEPT TO COMPANY” ENTREPRENEUR CONTESTS AND EVENTS - Entrepreneurs Around the State to Be Supported with Cash, Prizes and Events - SALT LAKE CITY, March 26, 2012 – Grow Utah Ventures is pleased to announce an exciting slate of 2012 “Concept to Company” entrepreneur contests and associated CrowdPitch events designed to encourage and support startup companies in Utah. “This year, we are expanding our highly successful Concept to Company contests to six contests, which is the...
read moreGrow Utah Acquires SpeedPitch Events
- SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 4, 2012 - Grow Utah Ventures Adds CrowdPitch and SpeedPitch Events to its Entrepreneur Mentorship Arsenal - Acquisition also includes rights to the Angel Investor of the Year Banquet, Startup of the Year and Mentor of the Year Awards - Grow Utah Ventures is significantly expanding its services to entrepreneurs by taking over the hosting and leadership of the popular CrowdPitch and SpeedPitch events that have been previously conducted by Lendio (formerly known as Funding Universe). Nearly six years...
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