Enterprise Challenge
2011 Enterprise Challenge
The Enterprise Challenge has been developed to identify the best and brightest new innovative business ideas and solid business plans. The Enterprise Challenge is an interactive business plan competition that will incorporate business resource nights, mentoring, coaching and more to help participants gain the basic skills necessary to create a business plan. There will also be networking opportunities. Everyone who participates will gain a better understanding of entrepreneurship, starting a business and sustaining its success.
The Enterprise Challenge is tailored to and targeted at start-up companies and Yakima County entrepreneurs with limited independent business experience. If participants have formed a business, it must be less than two years old.
Top Prize $10,000! 2nd Place $5,000 and 3rd Place $2,500.
New Vision will use a variety judges throughout the several stages of the contest to evaluate participant’s ideas and plans. Judges will use factors such as innovation, relevant expertise, competitive advantage and market opportunity to select contest winners (and participants that will advance further in the competition). The top winners will be presented at an Awards Banquet luncheon on December 9th.
Download the Registration Form: Enterprise Challenge Registration Form. Form can be filled out and mailed in or dropped off with $100 registration fee (cash, check or money order). PayPal payment option to accept credit cards is also available! We still need the registration form with your original signature turned in.
Registration Deadline is September 23, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.*
*In the event that the contest does not generate enough participants, New Vision reserves the right to amend cash prize amounts or registration deadlines.

