The Western Women’s Business Center, in partnership with Mountain BizWorks and the A-B Tech Small Business Center, has announced it will host the Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER Challenge for 2016, according to a press release from the organization. Part of a national prize competition, InnovateHER seeks submissions from local female entrepreneurs showcasing their innovative ideas and creations that could positively impact the lives of women.
Participants will submit a product or idea and business plan to the WWBC by Tuesday, November 3. They must then present their plan before a panel of judges a week later on Nov. 10 at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. One local winner will be selected by the WWBC to advance to the semi-finals; the winner of the semi-finals will be in contention for the SBA’s final round in Washington D.C. on March 17, 2016, where they will make a live pitch of their plan before the Administration’s panel of judges.
The top three finalists will receive cash prizes totaling $70,000 from the Microsoft Corporation. Business plan submissions are due to the WWBC by November 3. For information on how to submit entries, contact ryoung@thesupportcenter.nc.org or visit thesupportcenter-nc.org/lending/wwbc.
To learn more about the 2016 InnovateHER Challenge, find submission guidelines and contest rules, check out sba.gov. To learn more about the local division of the contest or the work of Western Women’s Business Center is doing in WNC, go to thesupportcenter-nc.org/lending/wwbc or see the press release below.
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