SF entrepreneur Challenge The First American Idols for Entrepreneurs
Win Grand Prize: Featured by AMEX Open
About this contest:
The SFentrepreneur Challenge is the ultimate business pitch competition for entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area. The challenge is created to encourage entrepreneurs to broadcast their business, passion and ideas on the internet and in person.
Entrepreneurs can enter the contest by simply creating an online profile on SFentrepreneur.com. The SFentrepreneur members can then vote for their favorite entrepreneurs online before June 1st, 2008. The 5 top voted entrepreneurs will be selected to pitch and compete in front of a live audience and a panel of judges consisting of seasoned entrepreneurs/angel investors on June 4th, 2008. The live event will be very similar to American Idol, except that the contestants will be entrepreneurs.
The winning entrepreneur will receive a grand prize of being featured by American Express Open as the June 2008 Spotlight Entrepreneur in American Express Ideas for Growing a Business newsletter which is sent to over 16,000 entrepreneurs across the country.
How to Enter this Contest?
Round One Get votes on Sfentrepreneur (Deadline: June 1st, 2008 11:59 p.m.)
Create a member profile on SFentrepreneur.com and tell the community about you, your business, your passion and your ideas.
Encourage your business colleagues, customers, partners and other entrepreneurs to vote for you.
Market yourself online and get as many votes as possible
Be selected as one of the top 5 voted entrepreneurs and proceed to Round 2.
Round Two American Idol for Entrepreneurs (June 4th, 2008)
The Top 5 voted entrepreneurs will be selected and notified by June 2, 2008.
Finalists will be given 10 minutes to present in front of a live audience and a judging panel consisting of seasoned entrepreneurs/angel investors on June 4th, 2008.
If you are selected as a finalist, you must present in person at the live challenge in San Francisco or you will be disqualified.
Eligibility and Rules
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Must be a member of SFentrepreneur (Free to Join!) and submit a complete member profile before June 1st, 2008 11:59 p.m.
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Must complete all questions listed on the member profile in true honesty
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Business ideas must represent the original work of the entrepreneur.
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If you are selected as a finalist, you must present in person for the live challenge on June 4th, 2008 in San Francisco or you will be disqualified.
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Added by EdithY on May 17, 2008